U+31C5 "㇅" CJK Stroke Hzz Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+31C5 "㇅" CJK Stroke Hzz is a specific symbol used in the formal representation of Chinese character strokes, standing for the "Horizontal Zigzag" or "Hzz" stroke. This character belongs to the CJK Strokes block of Unicode, which was introduced to encode the fundamental building blocks of East Asian ideographs for linguistic and educational purposes, such as dictionary indexing and handwriting instruction. The Hzz stroke itself represents a horizontal line that contains a single sharp zigzag or bend, distinguishing it from other horizontal strokes that are straight or contain hooks. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, linguists, and digital tools can accurately describe and search for characters containing this specific stroke pattern across different computing systems and fonts.

General Properties

Code Point U+31C5
Version Added 4.1
Name CJK Stroke Hzz
Block CJK Strokes
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ㇅
HTML Hex Encoding ㇅
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE3 0x87 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding 0x31C5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000031C5
C/C++/Java Escape \u31c5

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Common
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other