U+C687 "욇" Hangul Syllable Oelh Unicode Character
U+C687 "욇" Hangul Syllable Oelh is a specific syllable block from the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "oelh." This character belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants (jamo). The syllable "욇" is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅇ" (a placeholder for a vowel’s initial sound), the vowel "ㅚ" (which sounds like "oe" or "weh"), and the final consonant "ㄹㅎ" (a complex final cluster "lh"). While this syllable exists as a theoretical and encoded combination, it is extremely rare in actual Korean usage, as the consonant cluster "ㄹㅎ" is uncommon in modern spoken and written Korean, making "욇" a largely unfamiliar character even to native speakers. The inclusion of such rarely used syllables in Unicode ensures comprehensive coverage of the Hangul writing system for historical, linguistic, and digital accuracy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C687 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Oelh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "외" U+C678 Hangul Syllable Oe "ᆶ" U+11B6 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 욇 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 욇 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9A 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC687 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C687 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc687 |