U+2633 "☳" Trigram for Thunder Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☳
U+2633 "☳" Trigram for Thunder is a graphic symbol representing one of the eight trigrams from the ancient Chinese divination system known as the I Ching (Book of Changes). This specific trigram, composed of two broken yin lines above a single solid yang line, corresponds to the element of thunder and the direction of northeast. It symbolizes powerful, sudden change, awakening, and creative disruption, much like a thunderclap that shakes the earth and signals new growth. In the I Ching, it is also associated with the family relationship of the eldest son and the season of early spring.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2633 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Trigram for Thunder |
| 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2633 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002633 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2633 |