U+C4EC "쓬" Hangul Syllable Ssyuk Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C4EC "쓬" Hangul Syllable Ssyuk is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ss" (쌍시옷), the vowel "yu" (ㅠ), and the final consonant "k" (기역). It forms part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllabic blocks of the Korean alphabet for efficient digital text representation. Although not commonly used in everyday Korean vocabulary, it is a valid linguistic unit that can appear in specialized contexts or phonetic transcription. Its inclusion ensures comprehensive coverage of the Korean writing system, allowing for accurate display and processing of the language in digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+C4EC
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ssyuk
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "쓔" U+C4D4 Hangul Syllable Ssyu
"ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쓬
HTML Hex Encoding 쓬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x93 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC4EC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C4EC
C/C++/Java Escape \uc4ec

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