U+2E98 "⺘" CJK Radical Hand Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2E98 "⺘" CJK Radical Hand is a variant of the radical for "hand" used primarily in the Chinese writing system, where it serves as the foundational component for characters related to actions involving the hand, such as hitting, holding, or manipulating objects. In modern typography, it is distinct from the full character "手" (hand), appearing as a compressed, stylized form that typically occupies a side position in compound characters, like in "打" (hit) or "推" (push). This radical is essential for understanding the semantic category of numerous CJK characters, linking them to manual or tactile concepts, and it is encoded in the Unicode standard to support accurate digital representation and rendering across different scripts and languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+2E98
Version Added 3.0
Name CJK Radical Hand
Block CJK Radicals Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⺘
HTML Hex Encoding ⺘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBA 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2E98
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002E98
C/C++/Java Escape \u2e98

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 624C
Radical Yes