U+CB59 "쭙" Hangul Syllable Jjub Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
쭙
U+CB59 "쭙" Hangul Syllable Jjub is a precomposed syllable in the Korean writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant 'ㅉ' (a tense, doubled 'j' sound), the medial vowel 'ㅜ' (the 'oo' sound as in "moon"), and the final consonant 'ㅂ' (a 'b' or 'p' sound). This syllable is part of the modern Hangul block in Unicode and represents a valid, though rare, phonetic combination in Korean, primarily used in specific contexts such as dialectal speech, technical terms, or onomatopoeic words like the sound of a sudden, sticky plop. Its encoding as a single character simplifies text processing and rendering in digital environments, ensuring consistent visual representation across different platforms and fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CB59 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jjub |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쭈" U+CB48 Hangul Syllable Jju "ᆸ" U+11B8 Hangul Jongseong Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쭙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쭙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xAD 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCB59 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CB59 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucb59 |