U+C300 "쌀" Hangul Syllable Ssal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
쌀
U+C300 "쌀" Hangul Syllable Ssal is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul script, representing the sound "ssal." It is formed from the initial consonant ㅆ (ssang shiot, a doubled s sound) and the vowel ㅏ (a), resulting in the syllable "ssa," which is then completed by the final consonant ㄹ (rieul) to produce the full syllable "ssal." In the Korean language, this character holds significant importance as it is the word for "uncooked rice" or "grain," a staple food and central cultural symbol in Korea. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that this essential term can be accurately represented and processed across digital platforms and text systems worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C300 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ssal |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "싸" U+C2F8 Hangul Syllable Ssa "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쌀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쌀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x8C 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC300 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C300 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc300 |