U+D579 "핹" Hangul Syllable Haenj Unicode Character
U+D579 "핹" Hangul Syllable Haenj is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "haenj". It is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅎ (h), the vowel ㅐ (ae), and the final consonant ㄵ (nj), which together create a syllable that is relatively uncommon in everyday Korean vocabulary. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character allows for the efficient digital representation of Korean text, where each syllable is encoded as a single code point to facilitate processing and display. While not frequently used in contemporary standard Korean, it may appear in specialized linguistic contexts, archaic terms, or certain transliterations, highlighting the comprehensive coverage of Korean phonology in the Unicode standard.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D579 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Haenj |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "해" U+D574 Hangul Syllable Hae "ᆬ" U+11AC Hangul Jongseong Nieun-Cieuc |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 핹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 핹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x95 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD579 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D579 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud579 |