U+2FB8 "⾸" Kangxi Radical Head Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2FB8 "⾸" Kangxi Radical Head is a typographic symbol that represents the 185th radical in the Kangxi system of Chinese character classification, which corresponds to the concept of a head, leader, or chief. This radical is often found at the top or left side of complex Chinese characters, functioning as a semantic component to convey meanings related to the head or authority. In Unicode, it is encoded in the Kangxi Radicals block, a range of code points specifically designed to represent these classical radical forms for use in dictionaries, linguistic texts, and other scholarly contexts. Unlike standard Chinese characters, this symbol is intended purely as a citation form for the radical, not for use in writing actual words or sentences.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⾸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⾸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xBE 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2FB8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002FB8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2fb8 |
Unicode Properties