U+2F21 "⼡" Kangxi Radical Go Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2F21 "⼡" Kangxi Radical Go is a graphic representation of the Kangxi radical number 212, which is traditionally associated with the concept of a dragon or a mythical creature, though its modern usage in Chinese characters is rare and often symbolic. This radical is one of the more obscure components in the Kangxi system, a set of 214 radicals used for indexing Chinese characters in dictionaries. In printed or digital typography, this character serves as a distinct glyph for the radical itself, separate from its occurrence as a component within more complex characters. It is classified under the Unicode block named "Kangxi Radicals" which was encoded to support the historical and scholarly study of Chinese writing, ensuring that this traditional radical retains a standardized digital presence.

General Properties

Code Point U+2F21
Version Added 3.0
Name Kangxi Radical Go
Block Kangxi Radicals
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "夂" U+5902 CJK Unified Ideograph-#

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⼡
HTML Hex Encoding ⼡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBC 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2F21
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002F21
C/C++/Java Escape \u2f21

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "夂" U+5902 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
NFKC Simple Casefold "夂" U+5902 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
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 5902
Radical Yes