U+CC38 "참" Hangul Syllable Cam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
참
U+CC38 "참" Hangul Syllable Cam is a precomposed syllable in the Korean writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅊ" (chieut), the vowel "ㅏ" (a), and the final consonant "ㅁ" (mieum). This character represents the sound "cham" and is a common and highly versatile word in the Korean language, where it can function as a noun meaning "truth," "reality," or "genuineness," as an adjective meaning "real" or "authentic," and as an adverb meaning "really" or "truly." It is frequently used in everyday Korean expressions, such as in the word "참외" (chamoe, referring to a Korean melon) or in the phrase "참 좋다" (cham jota, meaning "really nice").
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CC38 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Cam |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "차" U+CC28 Hangul Syllable Ca "ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 참 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 참 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xB0 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCC38 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CC38 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucc38 |