U+C5ED "역" Hangul Syllable Yeog Unicode Character

U+C5ED "역" Hangul Syllable Yeog is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "yeok." It is formed by combining the initial consonant ᄋ (ieung, which is silent in this initial position) with the medial vowel ᅧ (yeo) and the final consonant ᄀ (giyeok), resulting in the syllable block 역. This character is widely used in the Korean language to form words such as 역 ("yeok"), meaning "station" or "reverse," and appears in common terms like 역사 ("yeoksa," meaning history) and 역전 ("yeokjeon," meaning reversal or a train station transfer). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it enables the efficient digital representation of Korean text, supporting the language's systematic combination of consonants and vowels into syllabic blocks.