U+4DCE "䷎" Hexagram for Modesty Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
䷎
U+4DCE "䷎" Hexagram for Modesty is a representation from the Yijing, or I Ching, the ancient Chinese divination text, specifically corresponding to the 15th hexagram, Qian. This symbol is structured from the trigrams of Earth above and Mountain below, which together convey the profound philosophical principle that true greatness and strength are grounded in humility and self-restraint. In the context of the Yijing, this hexagram advises one to maintain a low profile and to act with restraint, as modesty is seen as a protective and honorable quality that allows one to advance without encountering resistance or envy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4DCE |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Hexagram for Modesty |
| 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 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4DCE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004DCE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4dce |
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 |