U+C623 "옣" Hangul Syllable Yeh Unicode Character
U+C623 "옣" Hangul Syllable Yeh is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing a specific combination of the initial consonant ㅇ (which is silent in this initial position), the medial vowel ㅖ (ye), and the final consonant ㅎ (h). This character is used in the Korean language to form words and syllables where the sound "yeh" is followed by an aspirated "h" sound at the end. Examples of its use include the word 옛날 (yennal), meaning "old days" or "ancient times," where the syllable 옛 serves as a root component. As part of the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, it provides a complete and direct digital representation for this common Korean syllable, facilitating accurate text processing and display across electronic devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C623 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Yeh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "예" U+C608 Hangul Syllable Ye "ᇂ" U+11C2 Hangul Jongseong Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 옣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 옣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x98 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC623 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C623 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc623 |