U+CB38 "쬸" Hangul Syllable Jjyols Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+CB38 "쬸" Hangul Syllable Jjyols is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "jj" (a tensed or fortis "j" sound similar to the "ds" in "pods" but more tense), the vowel "yo" (like the "yo" in "yogurt"), and the final consonant "ls" (a double consonant cluster pronounced as an "l" followed by an "s" sound, though in actual Korean pronunciation it reduces to just an "l" in most contexts). This syllable is used in written Korean to form specific words, and its Unicode encoding allows for consistent digital representation across different platforms and software.

General Properties

Code Point U+CB38
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Jjyols
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "쬬" U+CB2C Hangul Syllable Jjyo
"ᆳ" U+11B3 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Sios

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쬸
HTML Hex Encoding 쬸
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0xAC 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xCB38
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000CB38
C/C++/Java Escape \ucb38

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter