U+D76C "희" Hangul Syllable Hyi Unicode Character
U+D76C "희" Hangul Syllable Hyi is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the sound "hyi", typically pronounced as a single syllable in modern Korean. This character is formed from the initial consonant ㅎ (hieut) and the vowel ㅢ (ui), and it appears in various Korean words, often carrying meanings related to joy, pleasure, or radiant association, as seen in terms like 희망 (huimang, meaning hope) or 희생 (huisaeng, meaning sacrifice). In Unicode, it belongs to the Hangul Syllables block, which encodes all possible syllable combinations of the Korean writing system using a standard algorithmic arrangement, and U+D76C sits within a range allocated for such precomposed forms to facilitate efficient text processing. Its usage is fundamental in representing the Korean language in digital environments, ensuring accurate rendering and interoperability across systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D76C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Hyi |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄒ" U+1112 Hangul Choseong Hieuh "ᅴ" U+1174 Hangul Jungseong Yi |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 희 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 희 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x9D 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD76C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D76C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud76c |