U+C4EF "쓯" Hangul Syllable Ssyuh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C4EF "쓯" Hangul Syllable Ssyuh is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "ssyuh" and formed by combining the initial consonant ㅆ (ssang shiot) with the medial vowel ㅠ (yu) and the final consonant ㅎ (hieut). As part of the Hangul Syllables block, this character was encoded in Unicode to support the full inventory of syllabic blocks used in standard Korean text, enabling correct rendering and processing in digital environments. While it is a valid and properly formed syllable, it is extremely rare in everyday Korean vocabulary and primarily appears in specialized linguistic contexts or transliterations.

General Properties

Code Point U+C4EF
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ssyuh
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
"ᇂ" U+11C2 Hangul Jongseong Hieuh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쓯
HTML Hex Encoding 쓯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x93 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC4EF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C4EF
C/C++/Java Escape \uc4ef

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