U+4DEF "䷯" Hexagram for the Well Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
䷯
U+4DEF "䷯" Hexagram for the Well is the 48th hexagram in the I Ching, an ancient Chinese divination text, and it symbolizes the concept of a well as a source of nourishment and shared resources. This hexagram consists of the trigrams Water above and Wind below, representing the interplay of fluidity and penetration, and it suggests themes of replenishment, community reliance, and the cyclical nature of giving and receiving. In interpretation, it advises cultivating inner depth and patience, like drawing water from a well, and emphasizes the importance of maintaining and protecting communal assets for mutual benefit.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4DEF |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Hexagram for the Well |
| 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 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4DEF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004DEF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4def |
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 |