U+C2EC "심" Hangul Syllable Sim Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
심
U+C2EC "심" Hangul Syllable Sim is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "sim." It is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅅ (s) with the vowel ㅣ (i) and the final consonant ㅁ (m), and it belongs to the Hangul Syllables block (AC00-D7AF) of the Unicode Standard. This character is widely used in Korean vocabulary, appearing in words such as "마음" (maeum, meaning mind or heart) and "심장" (simjang, meaning heart) and in the first syllable of the common surname "심" (Sim). As part of the Unicode encoding, it allows for consistent digital representation and text processing of Korean across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C2EC |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Sim |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "시" U+C2DC Hangul Syllable Si "ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 심 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 심 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x8B 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC2EC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C2EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc2ec |