U+2FC0 "⿀" Kangxi Radical Cauldron Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2FC0 "⿀" Kangxi Radical Cauldron is a graphic representation of the 206th radical in the Kangxi radical system, which is used to index Chinese characters in traditional dictionaries. This particular radical, known as "ding" in Chinese, depicts an ancient bronze cooking vessel or cauldron that typically had two handles and three or four legs, symbolizing ritual vessels used in ancestral ceremonies and state banquets during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In the context of character composition, this radical appears rarely as a component in modern Chinese writing, but it serves a critical role in classifying and locating characters related to vessels, sacrifices, and cooking, making it a historically significant element in the study of Chinese script and its evolution.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⿀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⿀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xBF 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2FC0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002FC0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2fc0 |
Unicode Properties