U+4DDC "䷜" Hexagram for the Abysmal Water Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
䷜
U+4DDC "䷜" Hexagram for the Abysmal Water is one of the 64 hexagrams from the ancient Chinese divination text, the I Ching, also known as the Book of Changes. This hexagram, composed of a doubled trigram representing water over water, symbolizes danger, depth, and the flowing yet treacherous nature of the abyss. In I Ching philosophy, the Abysmal Water hexagram advises caution and sincerity when facing peril, encouraging individuals to proceed with care and maintain a calm, centered mindset to navigate through difficult circumstances. Its presence in the Unicode standard allows this classical symbol to be used in digital texts for discussions of Chinese philosophy, divination, and cultural studies.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4DDC |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Hexagram for the Abysmal Water |
| 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 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4DDC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004DDC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4ddc |
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 |