U+C355 "썕" Hangul Syllable Ssyaelg Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C355 "썕" Hangul Syllable Ssyaelg is a precomposed Hangul syllable found in the Korean writing system, representing a phonetic compound of the consonants “ㅆ” (double ss) and “ㅒ” (ya e), followed by the final consonant “ㄺ” (lg). This character belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of initial, medial, and final jamo letters into single code points for efficient text processing. Specifically, “썕” is used in modern Korean orthography to denote the sound value “ssyaelg,” though its actual occurrence in everyday vocabulary is extremely rare, often appearing only in specialized or historical contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and identification across platforms and languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+C355
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ssyaelg
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "썌" U+C34C Hangul Syllable Ssyae
"ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 썕
HTML Hex Encoding 썕
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x8D 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC355
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C355
C/C++/Java Escape \uc355

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter