U+CBAB "쮫" Hangul Syllable Jjwilh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+CBAB "쮫" Hangul Syllable Jjwilh is a specific precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "jj" (a tense sound similar to the "j" in "judge" but with a tighter vocal fold closure), the vowel "wi" (a front rounded vowel like the "ui" in French "lui"), and the final consonant "lh" (a double consonant combining an "l" and an "h" sound). This syllable is one of many thousands that were encoded in the Unicode Standard to support the full range of Hangul syllables used in Korean text, allowing for accurate digital representation and processing of the language. As a character in the modern Korean script, it may appear in specialized vocabulary, proper names, or linguistic contexts, though it is not among the most commonly used syllables in everyday Korean writing.

General Properties

Code Point U+CBAB
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Jjwilh
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "쮜" U+CB9C Hangul Syllable Jjwi
"ᆶ" U+11B6 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Hieuh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쮫
HTML Hex Encoding 쮫
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0xAE 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding 0xCBAB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000CBAB
C/C++/Java Escape \ucbab

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