U+3021 "〡" Hangzhou Numeral One Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+3021 "〡" Hangzhou Numeral One is a numeral symbol used in the traditional Chinese counting system known as the Suzhou or Hangzhou numerals, which were historically employed in commercial and financial contexts. This character represents the number one and is derived from a vertical stroke, reflecting the simple linear style of the numbering system that was commonly found in old Chinese accounting documents and tally marks. Unlike standard Chinese numerals, Hangzhou numerals are distinct in their use for quickly recording numbers in ledgers and on calculation devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+3021
Version Added 1.1
Name Hangzhou Numeral One
Block CJK Symbols and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 〡
HTML Hex Encoding 〡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE3 0x80 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0x3021
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00003021
C/C++/Java Escape \u3021

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 1
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Han
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes