U+4DEE "䷮" Hexagram for Oppression Unicode Character

U+4DEE "䷮" Hexagram for Oppression is a representation of the 47th hexagram in the ancient Chinese I Ching, known as Kun, which symbolizes a period of adversity, constraint, and testing. This hexagram is composed of the trigram for Water above and the trigram for Lake below, suggesting a state where one feels trapped or pressed down as if by rising water. In its traditional interpretation, it counsels perseverance, integrity, and patience during difficult times, emphasizing that oppression can be a crucible for personal growth and eventual breakthrough. The character serves as a digital encoding of this profound philosophical symbol, bridging ancient wisdom with modern textual communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+4DEE
Version Added	4.0
Name	Hexagram for Oppression
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 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding	0x4DEE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00004DEE
C/C++/Java Escape	\u4dee

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