U+2F9F "⾟" Kangxi Radical Bitter Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2F9F "⾟" Kangxi Radical Bitter is a representation of the 179th radical in the Kangxi system of Chinese character classification, known as "辛" (xīn), which traditionally conveys meanings related to bitterness, acridness, toil, or hardship. This radical is derived from the ancient pictograph of a knife or tool used for punishment or tattooing, symbolizing suffering or labor. In modern and historical Chinese script, it appears as a component in characters such as 辣 (spicy) and 辣 (bitter), often indicating a connection to unpleasant tastes or strenuous experiences.

General Properties

Code Point U+2F9F
Version Added 3.0
Name Kangxi Radical Bitter
Block Kangxi Radicals
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "辛" U+8F9B CJK Unified Ideograph-#

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⾟
HTML Hex Encoding ⾟
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xBE 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2F9F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002F9F
C/C++/Java Escape \u2f9f

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 "辛" U+8F9B CJK Unified Ideograph-#
NFKC Simple Casefold "辛" U+8F9B 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 8F9B
Radical Yes