Hangul Choseong Sios Letter
ᄉ (Hangul Choseong Sios) is a Korean initial consonant used to build syllable blocks.
U+1109
ᄉ is the Hangul choseong Sios, one of the Korean letters used at the start of a syllable. It combines with a vowel and possibly a final consonant to form a complete Hangul syllable. This page helps you copy it and use it correctly in text and UI.
Hangul Choseong Sios Letter Meaning
Hangul choseong are consonant letters used to construct Korean syllables. The character ᄉ is named “HANGUL CHOSEONG SIOS” and has Unicode code point U+1109 (HTML: ᄉ CSS: \\1109). In typical writing, SIOS-related sounds appear in syllables like “시” and “사,” but the character ᄉ itself is specifically the initial consonant component (choseong), not the full syllable. When you’re typing or generating Hangul at the jamo level, ᄉ is used as the leading consonant before the vowel and optional trailing consonant within a syllable block.
Common uses
- •Building Hangul syllables programmatically using jamo components
- •Displaying Korean initial consonant forms in typography or font previews
- •Copy/pasting the exact choseong character for text processing or data labeling
- •Using in linguistics/IME tools that handle Hangul jamo separately
- •Annotating Korean lessons where initial consonants are shown independently
Examples
ᄉ Hangul Choseong Sios
- ᄉᄉ + ㅣ → 시
- ᄉᄉ + ㅏ → 사
- ᄉᄉ + ㅓ → 서
- ᄉᄉ + ㅑ → 샤 (with vowel ordering rules applied)
- ᄉᄉ used alone to label an initial consonant in study notes
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1109 | |
| HTML Entity | ᄉ | |
| HTML Code | ᄉ | |
| CSS | \1109 |
FAQ
What does the Hangul Choseong Sios letter mean?
Hangul choseong are consonant letters used to construct Korean syllables. The character ᄉ is named “HANGUL CHOSEONG SIOS” and has Unicode code point U+1109 (HTML: ᄉ CSS: \\1109). In typical writing, SIOS-related sounds appear in syllables like “시” and “사,” but the character ᄉ itself is specifically the initial consonant component (choseong), not the full syllable. When you’re typing or generating Hangul at the jamo level, ᄉ is used as the leading consonant before the vowel and optional trailing consonant within a syllable block.
Is ᄉ a complete Korean syllable or an initial consonant?
ᄉ is a Hangul choseong (initial consonant component). It’s used as the first letter when forming a syllable block with vowels (and sometimes a final consonant).
What is the Unicode code point for ᄉ?
The Unicode code point for ᄉ is U+1109.
How can I copy ᄉ in a web or developer context?
You can copy the character directly (ᄉ) or use its references: HTML ᄉ , CSS \\1109 , or JavaScript \\u{1109}.
Why does ᄉ sometimes look different from syllables like “시”?
Because ᄉ is only the consonant jamo. The full syllable “시” is a composed Hangul block made from the choseong plus vowel (and possibly other parts).