U+4DEA "䷪" Hexagram for Breakthrough Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
䷪
U+4DEA "䷪" Hexagram for Breakthrough is a graphical representation of the 43rd hexagram, Guài, from the ancient Chinese classic I Ching, or Book of Changes. This hexagram, composed of five solid yang lines over a single broken yin line at the top, symbolizes a decisive and forceful breakthrough after a period of accumulation or tension. In its traditional interpretation, it advises acting with resolve and clarity to cut away negative influences or stagnation, much like draining a swamp to reveal solid ground. The character is used in digital text to encode this specific hexagram, connecting modern typography with ancient philosophical and divinatory practices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4DEA |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Hexagram for Breakthrough |
| 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 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4DEA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004DEA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4dea |
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 |