U+D7C6 "ퟆ" Hangul Jungseong Araea-E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+D7C6 "ퟆ" Hangul Jungseong Araea-E is a modern addition to the Hangul syllable block, representing a vowel component known as a jungseong in the Korean writing system. Specifically, it encodes the "araea-e" vowel, a historical and largely obsolete sound that was used in early forms of Korean, particularly in the 15th century during the creation of Hangul under King Sejong. This character was introduced through Unicode to support scholarly and linguistic work, as it allows for the accurate representation of Middle Korean texts that contain this distinct vowel, which is pronounced with a lower tongue position than the modern "a" or "eo". Despite its limited practical use in contemporary Korean, its inclusion in Unicode ensures that historical documents and linguistic studies can be faithfully preserved and digitally processed.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ퟆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ퟆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xED 0x9F 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD7C6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000D7C6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud7c6 |
Unicode Properties