U+CA04 "쨄" Hangul Syllable Jjaels Unicode Character
U+CA04 "쨄" Hangul Syllable Jjaels is a specific precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "jjael" as pronounced in the Seoul dialect. It is formed by combining the initial consonant jj (ㅉ), the vowel ae (ㅐ), and the final consonant l (ㄹ) into a single code point, which allows for efficient text rendering and storage in digital environments. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which includes all possible combinations of Korean letters to provide complete coverage for written Korean. While it is a valid and correctly formed syllable, "쨄" is a rare and nonstandard character, not commonly used in everyday Korean vocabulary or in standard dictionaries, and its practical occurrence is limited to specialized or archaic contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CA04 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jjaels |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "째" U+C9F8 Hangul Syllable Jjae "ᆳ" U+11B3 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쨄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쨄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xA8 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCA04 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CA04 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uca04 |