U+CAF7 "쫷" Hangul Syllable Jjwaegs Unicode Character
U+CAF7 "쫷" Hangul Syllable Jjwaegs is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "jjwaegs." This syllable is formed by combining the initial consonant 'jj' (a tense, aspirated version of 'j') with the vowel 'wae' and the final consonant 'gs,' which functions as a complex coda. As part of the Unicode standard, it belongs to the Hangul Syllables block (AC00–D7AF), which encodes all 11,172 possible syllabic combinations of the Korean alphabet in a systematic, algorithmic order. Like other Hangul syllables, "쫷" is used in written Korean to represent a single mora or syllable in words, though it may appear infrequently due to the rarity of certain sound combinations. Its inclusion ensures comprehensive digital representation of the Korean language, enabling accurate text processing and display across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CAF7 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jjwaegs |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쫴" U+CAF4 Hangul Syllable Jjwae "ᆪ" U+11AA Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쫷 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쫷 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xAB 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCAF7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CAF7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucaf7 |