U+2F78 "⽸" Kangxi Radical Jar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⽸
U+2F78 "⽸" Kangxi Radical Jar is a graphic representation of the Kangxi radical number 108, which signifies a jar or a jug, particularly one with a wide mouth and a rounded body typically used for storage or fermentation in ancient Chinese contexts. This radical appears as a component in traditional Chinese characters, often contributing meanings related to containers, pottery, or vessels, and it is distinct from the modern simplified character forms. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation for scholarly work, historical texts, and linguistic studies involving classical Chinese writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2F78 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Kangxi Radical Jar |
| Block | Kangxi Radicals |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "缶" U+7F36 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⽸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⽸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xBD 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2F78 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002F78 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2f78 |
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 | "缶" U+7F36 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "缶" U+7F36 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 | 7F36 |
| Radical | Yes |