U+CFE4 "쿤" Hangul Syllable Kun Unicode Character
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 |