U+D6C8 "훈" Hangul Syllable Hun Unicode Character
U+D6C8 "훈" Hangul Syllable Hun is a precomposed syllable representing the Korean sound "hun", formed from the initial consonant ㅎ (hieut), the medial vowel ㅜ (u), and the final consonant ㄴ (nieun). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean jamo letters into individual code points for digital representation. The syllable "훈" carries meanings in Korean such as "to teach" or "instruction" when used in words like 훈계 (hugye, meaning admonition) or 훈련 (hullyeon, meaning training), and it is commonly found in personal names, place names, and classical texts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent rendering across global devices and software, supporting the accurate digital communication of the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D6C8 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Hun |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "후" U+D6C4 Hangul Syllable Hu "ᆫ" U+11AB Hangul Jongseong Nieun |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 훈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 훈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x9B 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD6C8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D6C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud6c8 |