U+4DF1 "䷱" Hexagram for the Cauldron Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
䷱
U+4DF1 "䷱" Hexagram for the Cauldron is the 50th hexagram in the ancient Chinese I Ching, known as Ding or The Cauldron. This symbol depicts a ritual bronze vessel used for cooking offerings, representing the nurturing and transformative power of civilization through the proper use of resources and wisdom. In divination, it signifies a time of refining raw potential into accomplishment, much like cooking raw ingredients into a nourishing meal, and emphasizes the importance of preparation, stability, and the wise guidance needed to achieve lasting success.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4DF1 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Hexagram for the Cauldron |
| 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 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4DF1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004DF1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4df1 |
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 |