U+CFE4 "쿤" Hangul Syllable Kun Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+CFE4 "쿤" Hangul Syllable Kun is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "kun." It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅋ" (kieuk), the medial vowel "ㅜ" (u), and the final consonant "ㄴ" (nieun), which together create a single, indivisible character in the Unicode Standard. This syllable is used in Korean text for words such as "쿤" (a transliteration of the English name "Kun" or the Chinese surname "Kun") and appears within the Hangul Syllables block (U+AC00 to U+D7AF), fulfilling the need for efficient encoding of Korean without requiring separate composition of jamo components. As part of the broader Unicode repertoire, "쿤" enables consistent digital representation of Korean, facilitating seamless communication and data exchange across diverse platforms and languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+CFE4
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Kun
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "쿠" U+CFE0 Hangul Syllable Ku
"ᆫ" U+11AB Hangul Jongseong Nieun

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쿤
HTML Hex Encoding 쿤
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0xBF 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xCFE4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000CFE4
C/C++/Java Escape \ucfe4

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