U+C794 "잔" Hangul Syllable Jan Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
잔
U+C794 "잔" Hangul Syllable Jan is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "jan." It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅈ" (jieut), the medial vowel "ㅏ" (a), and the final consonant "ㄴ" (nieun), making it a single, code-unit representation rather than a sequence of individual jamo characters. This syllable is used in various Korean words, such as "잔" meaning a cup or glass, and it appears frequently in everyday language for objects like drinking vessels as well as in terms like "잔디" for grass or lawn. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in the Unicode standard, it ensures consistent digital encoding and display of this common Korean character across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C794 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jan |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "자" U+C790 Hangul Syllable Ja "ᆫ" U+11AB Hangul Jongseong Nieun |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 잔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 잔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9E 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC794 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C794 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc794 |