U+2EB0 "⺰" CJK Radical C-Simplified Silk Unicode Character

U+2EB0 "⺰" CJK Radical C-Simplified Silk is an ideographic component traditionally associated with the concept of silk or thread, representing a simplified form of the full radical found in Chinese characters. It derives from the classical radical for silk (糸) and is used in modern simplified Chinese writing as a compact variant, often appearing in the left or top portion of compound characters related to textiles, weaving, or fibrous materials. This radical helps readers identify semantic categories in characters, such as those meaning "red" (红) or "silk" (丝), while its distinct shape distinguishes it from the full, more complex traditional form.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2EB0
Version Added	3.0
Name	CJK Radical C-Simplified Silk
Block	CJK Radicals Supplement
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⺰
HTML Hex Encoding	⺰
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xBA 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2EB0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002EB0
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2eb0

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	7E9F
Radical	Yes