U+2EE1 "⻡" CJK Radical Head Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2EE1 "⻡" CJK Radical Head is a component of the Kangxi radical system, specifically representing the radical for "head" or "chief." This radical, known as "head" in English, is derived from ancient Chinese script and is used as a building block in the composition of numerous Chinese characters, often conveying meanings related to the head, leadership, or topmost position. In Unicode, it belongs to the CJK Radicals Supplement block, which provides simplified or alternative forms of traditional Kangxi radicals to facilitate text encoding and display. Its presence in the Unicode standard ensures consistent representation across digital platforms, supporting the accurate rendering of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean texts that rely on this critical ideographic element.

General Properties

Code Point U+2EE1
Version Added 3.0
Name CJK Radical Head
Block CJK Radicals Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⻡
HTML Hex Encoding ⻡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBB 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2EE1
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002EE1
C/C++/Java Escape \u2ee1

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 29810
Radical Yes