U+2631 "☱" Trigram for Lake Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☱
U+2631 "☱" Trigram for Lake is a symbol from the I Ching, an ancient Chinese divination text, representing the trigram Dui, which is composed of one broken yin line above two solid yang lines. This trigram is associated with the element of metal, the season of autumn, and the concept of the lake or marsh, symbolizing joy, openness, and the reflective nature of water. In the I Ching, it signifies communication, satisfaction, and the gentle yet powerful influence of yielding strength, often linked to the youngest daughter and the mouth or speech in traditional Chinese philosophy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2631 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Trigram for Lake |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ☱ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ☱ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x98 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2631 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002631 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2631 |