U+2E92 "⺒" CJK Radical Snake Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2E92 "⺒" CJK Radical Snake is a component of the Chinese writing system, specifically serving as a radical in the Kangxi dictionary, where it represents the concept of a snake or serpent. This radical is derived from the ancient pictograph of a snake and is used in the composition of various Chinese characters, often appearing on the left side or top of a character to convey meanings related to snakes, insects, or things that are winding or twisting. As a radical, it helps organize Chinese characters in dictionaries and provides semantic clues to readers, linking characters to the natural world and mythological symbolism associated with snakes in East Asian cultures.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E92 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | CJK Radical Snake |
| Block | CJK Radicals Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⺒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⺒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xBA 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E92 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E92 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e92 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Script | Han |
| Script Extensions | Han |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |
| Equivalent Unified Ideograph | 5DF3 |
| Radical | Yes |