U+2EA4 "⺤" CJK Radical Paw One Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2EA4 "⺤" CJK Radical Paw One is a component of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) ideographic writing system, specifically designed as a radical for indexing and composing complex characters. It represents the concept of a "paw" or "claw" and is visually derived from a stylized depiction of an animal's foot, often used in traditional character dictionaries to group related symbols. This radical is typically encountered as a component in characters related to scratching, grasping, or tearing motions, and it appears in both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, though it is less common than the similar radical "爪" (U+722A). Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and searchability across platforms for scholars, linguists, and users working with East Asian texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+2EA4
Version Added 3.0
Name CJK Radical Paw One
Block CJK Radicals Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⺤
HTML Hex Encoding ⺤
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBA 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2EA4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002EA4
C/C++/Java Escape \u2ea4

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 722B
Radical Yes