U+5646 "噆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+5646 "噆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character that primarily means to hold something in the mouth or to contain, often implying the action of clamping down gently or biting without breaking the surface. In classical Chinese texts, it can also convey a sense of annoyance or resentment when used in certain expressions, such as in the phrase 噆噆 (zǎn zǎn), which describes the sound of chewing or muttering in dissatisfaction. This character is considered archaic and is seldom used in modern Mandarin, appearing mostly in historical literature or specialized linguistic studies rather than daily communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+5646
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	噆
HTML Hex Encoding	噆
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0x99 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0x5646
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00005646
C/C++/Java Escape	\u5646

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	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Han
Script Extensions	Han
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
Unified Ideograph	Yes

Unihan Properties

kAlternateTotalStrokes	17:J
kBigFive	E4FD
kCCCII	21725B
kCNS1986	2-4F65
kCNS1992	2-4F65
kCangjie	RMUA
kCantonese	cam2
kCihaiT	290.501
kDaeJaweon	0431.110
kDefinition	to hold in the mouth; to bite
kFanqie	七感 子荅
kFourCornerCode	6106.1
kGB3	2318
kGSR	0660f 0660o
kHanYu	10682.150
kHanyuPinyin	10682.150:cǎn
kIRGDaeJaweon	0431.110
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	10682.150
kIRGKangXi	0208.160
kIRG_GSource	G3-3732
kIRG_HSource	HB2-E4FD
kIRG_JSource	J1-3642
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-3AB3
kIRG_KSource	K2-2862
kIRG_TSource	T2-4F65
kJapanese	サン ソウ
kJapaneseKun	HUKUMU KAMU
kJapaneseOn	SOU SAN
kJis1	2234
kKangXi	0208.160
kKorean	CHAM
kMandarin	zǎn
kMojiJoho	MJ008649 MJ008649:E0101 MJ008648:E0102
kMorohashi	04296:E0102
kPhonetic	25
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+21301+30.3.14
kRSUnicode	30.12
kSBGY	331.14 535.59
kSMSZD2003Index	117.14
kSMSZD2003Readings	zǎn粵cam2
kTotalStrokes	15
kUnihanCore2020	HMT
kXHC1983	1439.050:zǎn