U+2F29 "⼩" Kangxi Radical Small Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2F29 "⼩" Kangxi Radical Small is a graphic representation of the radical number 42 in the Kangxi system of 214 radicals, which is derived from the Chinese character for "small" or "little." This radical is traditionally used as a component in the composition of other Chinese characters, where it often conveys a sense of diminutiveness, insignificance, or delicacy. In modern typography, this radical appears in its stylized form as part of the Kangxi Radicals block, distinct from the ordinary CJK ideograph, and it serves as a reference for indexing and understanding the structure of many characters, such as 少 (few) or 尖 (pointed). Its visual form resembles three dots or small strokes, symbolizing the concept of smallness in a compact and recognizable symbol.

General Properties

Code Point U+2F29
Version Added 3.0
Name Kangxi Radical Small
Block Kangxi Radicals
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "小" U+5C0F CJK Unified Ideograph-#

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⼩
HTML Hex Encoding ⼩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBC 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2F29
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002F29
C/C++/Java Escape \u2f29

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 "小" U+5C0F CJK Unified Ideograph-#
NFKC Simple Casefold "小" U+5C0F 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 5C0F
Radical Yes