U+2EC8 "⻈" CJK Radical C-Simplified Speech Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⻈
U+2EC8 "⻈" CJK Radical C-Simplified Speech is a component of the Kangxi radical system used in Chinese writing, specifically representing a simplified form of the radical for "speech" or "words." This radical is often found as a component in complex characters related to speaking, language, or communication, such as in simplified Chinese scripts where it condenses the traditional radical into a more streamlined shape. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard supports digital representation and processing of Chinese text, particularly for simplified characters, allowing consistent rendering across platforms and applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2EC8 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | CJK Radical C-Simplified Speech |
| Block | CJK Radicals Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⻈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⻈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xBB 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2EC8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002EC8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2ec8 |
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 | 8BA0 |
| Radical | Yes |