U+2F3A "⼺" Kangxi Radical Bristle Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2F3A "⼺" Kangxi Radical Bristle is a stylized representation of the radical number 58 from the Kangxi system, which historically denotes a bristle or a stiff hair, often used in Chinese characters to convey concepts related to brushes, bristle-like items, or rough texture. This radical is derived from the ancient Chinese writing system and appears in the composition of traditional and simplified characters, where it can function as a semantic component hinting at the idea of stiffness or hairiness. In modern usage, it is primarily encountered in dictionaries and historical texts, as its standalone form is rare in contemporary writing. The character itself depicts a simple, angular symbol that embodies the visual essence of a bristle, connecting modern readers to the pictographic origins of written Chinese.

General Properties

Code Point U+2F3A
Version Added 3.0
Name Kangxi Radical Bristle
Block Kangxi Radicals
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "彡" U+5F61 CJK Unified Ideograph-#

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⼺
HTML Hex Encoding ⼺
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBC 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2F3A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002F3A
C/C++/Java Escape \u2f3a

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 "彡" U+5F61 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
NFKC Simple Casefold "彡" U+5F61 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 5F61
Radical Yes