U+C218 "수" Hangul Syllable Su Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
수
U+C218 "수" Hangul Syllable Su is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "su" as in the English word "sue". It is formed from the consonant ㅅ (s) and the vowel ㅜ (u), combined into a single encoded character for efficient text processing and display. This syllable is commonly used in the Korean language, appearing in everyday words such as 물수 (water hand) for the hanja-based numeral system and 수박 (subak) meaning watermelon. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms and languages, supporting the full range of Korean text in computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C218 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Su |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄉ" U+1109 Hangul Choseong Sios "ᅮ" U+116E Hangul Jungseong U |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 수 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 수 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x88 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC218 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C218 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc218 |