U+D07C "큼" Hangul Syllable Keum Unicode Character
U+D07C "큼" Hangul Syllable Keum is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system of the Korean language, formed from the initial consonant “ㅋ” (kieuk, representing the “k” sound) and the medial vowel “ㅡ” (eu), combined with the final consonant “ㅁ” (mieum, representing the “m” sound). This syllable is commonly used in Korean vocabulary, often appearing as a noun or verb stem, such as in the word “크다” (keuda, meaning “to be big”), where “큼” itself can denote the nominalized form “bigness” or “size.” As part of the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, which encodes all possible precomposed syllables for the Korean alphabet, U+D07C enables efficient text storage and rendering in digital environments, supporting accurate representation of the Korean language across various software and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D07C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Keum |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "크" U+D06C Hangul Syllable Keu "ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 큼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 큼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x81 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD07C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D07C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud07c |