U+CFD9 "쿙" Hangul Syllable Kyong Unicode Character
U+CFD9 "쿙" Hangul Syllable Kyong is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the phonetic sound "kyong" or "gyeong" depending on romanization conventions. It belongs to the Hangul Syllables block of the Unicode standard, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean consonants and vowels formed according to the orthographic rules of Hangul. Specifically, "쿙" combines an initial consonant equivalent to "k" or "g," a medial vowel similar to "yo," and a final consonant corresponding to "ng," creating a single character used in written Korean for words such as those relating to respect, honor, or place names. While not as common as some other syllables, it is a valid and recognized part of the Unicode repertoire for supporting complete and accurate representation of the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CFD9 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Kyong |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쿄" U+CFC4 Hangul Syllable Kyo "ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쿙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쿙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBF 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCFD9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CFD9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucfd9 |