U+2F5E "⽞" Kangxi Radical Profound Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2F5E "⽞" Kangxi Radical Profound is the graphic representation of the 95th radical in the Kangxi system of Chinese character classification, known as "xuán" (meaning profound or dark). This radical is derived from the ancient character for "mysterious" or "deep," often associated with concepts of subtlety, darkness, and the abstruse nature of the Dao. In modern Chinese, it appears as a component in characters related to these ideas, such as 玄, though its use as a standalone radical is rare. The character itself is visually simple, resembling a coiled thread or a figure suggesting something hidden, reflecting its historical connection to notions of complexity and depth. As a Unicode entity, it serves as a standardized code point for preserving the distinct form of this radical apart from the full character 玄, aiding in text processing and scholarly analysis of classical texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+2F5E
Version Added 3.0
Name Kangxi Radical Profound
Block Kangxi Radicals
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "玄" U+7384 CJK Unified Ideograph-#

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⽞
HTML Hex Encoding ⽞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBD 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2F5E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002F5E
C/C++/Java Escape \u2f5e

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 "玄" U+7384 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
NFKC Simple Casefold "玄" U+7384 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 7384
Radical Yes