U+4DC6 "䷆" Hexagram for the Army Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
䷆
U+4DC6 "䷆" Hexagram for the Army is one of the 64 hexagrams from the ancient Chinese divination text the I Ching, known in Chinese as Shi. This hexagram is composed of the trigram for Water (Kan) above the trigram for Earth (Kun), symbolizing a vast, disciplined force like an army moving across the land. Its core meaning revolves around military strategy, collective action, and the necessity of strong, principled leadership to channel a group's energy effectively. The hexagram often appears in readings to represent organization, perseverance during challenges, and the wisdom of knowing when to advance or retreat, emphasizing unity and the proper conduct of authority.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4DC6 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Hexagram for the Army |
| Block | Yijing Hexagram Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ䷆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ䷆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE4 0xB7 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4DC6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004DC6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4dc6 |
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 | Alphabetic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |