U+C924 "줤" Hangul Syllable Jweols Unicode Character
U+C924 "줤" Hangul Syllable Jweols is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul script, the writing system of the Korean language. It is formed from the initial consonant "ㅈ" (jieut), the medial vowel "ㅞ" (we), and the final consonant "ㄹ" (rieul), representing the phonetic value of "jweol" in modern Korean. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block within Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean jamo (letters) into single, indivisible code points for efficient text processing and display. The syllable "줤" is used in standard Korean orthography and appears in various words, such as "줄다" (to reduce or shrink), where it contributes to the lexical meaning of the language. By encoding these syllables as a unified block, Unicode ensures consistent representation and rendering of Korean text across digital platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C924 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jweols |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "줘" U+C918 Hangul Syllable Jweo "ᆳ" U+11B3 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 줤 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 줤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xA4 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC924 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C924 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc924 |