U+C3F3 "쏳" Hangul Syllable Ssoh Unicode Character
U+C3F3 "쏳" Hangul Syllable Ssoh is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㅆ" (ss) and the medial vowel "ㅗ" (o) with the final consonant "ㅎ" (h). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllabic forms of the Korean alphabet in a single code point for efficient text processing. Pronounced with a strong, aspirated "ss" sound followed by a long "o" and ending with a soft "h," 쏳 is a relatively rare syllable in contemporary Korean vocabulary, found primarily in specialized or literary contexts rather than everyday speech. Its inclusion ensures comprehensive coverage of the Korean writing system, supporting both common and obscure syllables for digital communication and preservation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C3F3 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ssoh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쏘" U+C3D8 Hangul Syllable Sso "ᇂ" U+11C2 Hangul Jongseong Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쏳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쏳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x8F 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC3F3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C3F3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc3f3 |