U+2FD3 "⿓" Kangxi Radical Dragon Unicode Character

U+2FD3 "⿓" Kangxi Radical Dragon is one of the 214 traditional radicals used in the Kangxi dictionary system for classifying Chinese characters, representing the concept of a dragon, a mythical and powerful creature deeply embedded in East Asian mythology and culture. This radical, numbered 212, serves as a component in characters that relate to dragons, their attributes, or symbolic associations such as power, wisdom, and imperial authority. Its stylized form originates from ancient Chinese script and retains a distinct, flowing structure that mimics the serpentine and majestic body of a dragon. When used in modern and historical texts, it functions as a semantic classifier, helping readers identify characters connected to this iconic symbol.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2FD3
Version Added	3.0
Name	Kangxi Radical Dragon
Block	Kangxi Radicals
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Decomposition Type	Compat
Decomposition Mapping	"龍" U+9F8D CJK Unified Ideograph-#

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⿓
HTML Hex Encoding	⿓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xBF 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2FD3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002FD3
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2fd3

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	"龍" U+9F8D CJK Unified Ideograph-#
NFKC Simple Casefold	"龍" U+9F8D 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	9F8D
Radical	Yes