U+2EC9 "⻉" CJK Radical C-Simplified Shell Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2EC9 "⻉" CJK Radical C-Simplified Shell is a specific glyph found in the CJK Radicals Supplement block, representing a simplified form of the traditional Chinese radical for "shell" or "cowry," which is known as the C-Simplified Shell. This radical is used in various Simplified Chinese characters to convey meanings related to wealth, trade, or shell-like objects, often appearing as a component in characters like 贝 (bèi, meaning "shell" or "money"). Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for consistent digital representation and processing of this simplified radical across different computing systems and fonts, supporting the writing and study of Simplified Chinese text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2EC9 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | CJK Radical C-Simplified Shell |
| Block | CJK Radicals Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⻉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⻉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xBB 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2EC9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002EC9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2ec9 |
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 | 8D1D |
| Radical | Yes |