U+2EE9 "⻩" CJK Radical Simplified Yellow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⻩
U+2EE9 "⻩" CJK Radical Simplified Yellow is a component of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) radical system, specifically representing the simplified form of the radical for "yellow" (黄 in traditional Chinese). This character functions as a building block in the structure of East Asian logographs, often appearing in the left or upper position of compound characters where it contributes the core meaning related to color or brilliance. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital text and typography can accurately encode and display this simplified radical, which is commonly used in modern Chinese script to form words like "黄金" (yellow gold) or "黄昏" (dusk).
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2EE9 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | CJK Radical Simplified Yellow |
| Block | CJK Radicals Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⻩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⻩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xBB 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2EE9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002EE9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2ee9 |
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 | 9EC4 |
| Radical | Yes |