U+524F "剏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
剏
U+524F "剏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and ancient Chinese character that combines elements of a knife or blade with a creative or foundational action, often interpreted as meaning "to create" or "to establish" in classical contexts. It features the radical 刂 (knife) on the right side and a variant of the top component related to beginning or opening, suggesting the act of cutting or forging something new. This character is not commonly used in modern Mandarin, appearing instead in historical texts or specialized calligraphy where its archaic form conveys a sense of original craftsmanship or initiation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+524F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| Block | CJK Unified Ideographs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 剏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 剏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x89 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x524F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000524F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u524f |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 336B33 |
| kCNS1986 | E-2B43 |
| kCNS1992 | 3-2B43 |
| kCangjie | XTTSH |
| kCantonese | cong3 |
| kCihaiT | 185.503 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0320.030 |
| kDefinition | establish, create; knife cut |
| kEACC | 336B33 |
| kFanqie | 初亮 |
| kFourCornerCode | 8745.0 |
| kHanYu | 10338.140 |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0320.030 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10338.140 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0140.291 |
| kIRG_GSource | GE-3239 |
| kIRG_HSource | H-87BC |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-516C |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-37DC |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-246B |
| kIRG_TSource | T3-2B43 |
| kJapanese | ソウ はじめる |
| kJapaneseKun | HAJIMERU |
| kJapaneseOn | SOU SHOU |
| kJis0 | 4976 |
| kKangXi | 0140.291 |
| kKorean | CHANG |
| kMandarin | chuàng |
| kMojiJoho | MJ007534 MJ007534:E0101 MJ007535:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 02024:E0102 |
| kPhonetic | 103 1055 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+4259+18.2.7 |
| kRSUnicode | 18.7 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 61.05 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 8123 |
| kTotalStrokes | 9 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HJ |
| kXHC1983 | 0167.082:chuàng |