U+CE21 "측" Hangul Syllable Ceug Unicode Character
U+CE21 "측" Hangul Syllable Ceug is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant ㅊ (chieut), the medial vowel ㅡ (eu), and the final consonant ㄱ (giyeok). This character represents a distinct phonetic block used in the Korean language, typically appearing in words where the sound "ceug" or its contextual variant is required. While "측" itself may not be as common as some other syllables, it appears in a limited number of Korean vocabulary items and is an integral part of the Hangul syllabary, ensuring that the writing system can accurately represent all possible sound combinations in spoken Korean. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for consistent digital representation and processing of Korean text across various platforms and applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CE21 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ceug |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "츠" U+CE20 Hangul Syllable Ceu "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 측 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 측 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xB8 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCE21 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CE21 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uce21 |