U+B538 "딸" Hangul Syllable Ddal Unicode Character

U+B538 "딸" Hangul Syllable Ddal is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "ddal." This character is formed from the initial consonant digraph "ㄸ" (a tensed "d" sound, known as ssangdigeut), the vowel "ㅏ" (a), and the final consonant "ㄹ" (l), though in standard Korean pronunciation the final consonant is pronounced as an "l" or tapped "r" sound. In Korean, "딸" is a common noun meaning "daughter," and it is used in everyday language as well as in formal contexts. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, U+B538 encodes this specific syllable as a single code point, facilitating efficient text processing and display for Korean language digital content.