U+C673 "왳" Hangul Syllable Waec Unicode Character
U+C673 "왳" Hangul Syllable Waec is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㅇ" (a silent placeholder in syllable-initial position), the vowel "ㅙ" (which produces the diphthong sound "wae" as in the English word "wax"), and the final consonant "ㅊ" (pronounced like the "ch" in "church"). This character is used in the Korean language to form words such as "왜치" (waechi), and it follows the standard block structure of Hangul syllables, where the initial consonant and vowel are stacked at the top with the final consonant placed below. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it ensures consistent digital representation of Korean text across various platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C673 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Waec |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "왜" U+C65C Hangul Syllable Wae "ᆾ" U+11BE Hangul Jongseong Chieuch |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 왳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 왳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x99 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC673 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C673 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc673 |