U+CAD9 "쫙" Hangul Syllable Jjwag Unicode Character
U+CAD9 "쫙" Hangul Syllable Jjwag is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "jjwag" as a combination of the initial consonant jj (ㅉ) and the vowel wa (ㅘ) with the final consonant g (ㄱ). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which contains 11,172 precomposed syllables that make up the standard Korean alphabet. In everyday Korean language, "쫙" is commonly used as an onomatopoeic word that mimics a tearing, slashing, or spreading sound, such as the noise of fabric ripping, water splashing, or something being flung open, and it can also describe a sudden, widespread action or scattering. The syllable carries a strong, sharp, and dynamic phonetic quality due to its tensed initial consonant, distinguishing it from similar syllables like "좍" (jwag) in spoken and written Korean.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CAD9 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jjwag |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쫘" U+CAD8 Hangul Syllable Jjwa "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쫙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쫙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xAB 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCAD9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CAD9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucad9 |