U+C9D6 "짖" Hangul Syllable Jij Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
짖
U+C9D6 "짖" Hangul Syllable Jij is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "jij." It is formed from the initial consonant ㅈ (jieut), the vowel ㅣ (i), and the final consonant ㅈ (jieut), creating a closed syllable with a double consonant ending. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which was added to the standard to efficiently encode all possible syllable combinations in Korean text. In everyday usage, "짖" appears in words such as "짖다" (to bark or to scold), making it a functional element in Korean vocabulary for describing animal sounds or harsh verbal reprimands.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C9D6 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jij |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "지" U+C9C0 Hangul Syllable Ji "ᆽ" U+11BD Hangul Jongseong Cieuc |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 짖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 짖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xA7 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC9D6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C9D6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc9d6 |