U+C471 "쑱" Hangul Syllable Ssult Unicode Character
U+C471 "쑱" Hangul Syllable Ssult is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system Hangul, formed by combining the initial consonant ㅆ (ss), the vowel ㅜ (u), and the final consonant ㄹㅌ (lt). This specific syllable corresponds to the phonetic value "ssult," where the double initial consonant "ㅆ" indicates a tensed or stronger pronunciation compared to a single "ㅅ." In the Unicode standard, it is part of the Hangul Syllables block, a vast collection of 11,172 precomposed syllables that allow for efficient digital representation of Korean text. While not a common or everyday word in contemporary Korean, this character exists to complete the systematic encoding of all possible valid Hangul syllable combinations, ensuring full coverage for linguistic and typographic accuracy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C471 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ssult |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쑤" U+C464 Hangul Syllable Ssu "ᆴ" U+11B4 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Thieuth |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쑱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쑱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x91 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC471 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C471 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc471 |