U+C528 "씨" Hangul Syllable Ssi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
씨
U+C528 "씨" Hangul Syllable Ssi is a precomposed syllable representing the Korean sound "ssi," formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅆ" (ssang shiot) with the vowel "ㅣ" (i). This character is notably used in Korean as a respectful title or honorific attached to a person's name, equivalent to "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Ms." in English, as well as appearing in common words such as "씨앗" (ssiat) meaning "seed." Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent encoding and display across digital systems for the Korean writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C528 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ssi |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄊ" U+110A Hangul Choseong Ssangsios "ᅵ" U+1175 Hangul Jungseong I |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 씨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 씨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x94 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC528 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C528 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc528 |