U+B8E1 "룡" Hangul Syllable Ryong Unicode Character

U+B8E1 "룡" Hangul Syllable Ryong is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the Korean word for "dragon," specifically pronounced as "ryong" in the Revised Romanization system. This character is used primarily in South Korean contexts, where it appears in personal names, historical terms, and compound words, though in North Korea it is more commonly spelled as "룡" (ryong) due to standardized orthographic differences. The syllable is formed from the initial consonant "ㄹ" (rieul), the vowel "ㅛ" (yo), and the final consonant "ㅇ" (ieung), combining to create a single glyph within the Hangul Syllables block of the Unicode standard. While less frequent in modern everyday Korean compared to its variant "용" (yong), which is used after a consonant, "룡" retains cultural significance, particularly in traditional names or references to dragons.