U+587A "塺" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

塺

U+587A "塺" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare Chinese character that primarily denotes dust, dirt, or fine particles, often specifically associated with ashes or soot. It appears in classical Chinese texts, where it functions as a noun or occasionally a verb describing the act of covering with dust or making something dusty. The character combines the radical 土 (earth or soil) with a phonetic component, reflecting its semantic connection to ground-based particles. While not commonly used in modern standard Chinese, it is recognized in historical and literary contexts, contributing to the nuanced vocabulary of traditional descriptions of filth or decay.

General Properties

Code Point	U+587A
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	塺
HTML Hex Encoding	塺
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0xA1 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0x587A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000587A
C/C++/Java Escape	\u587a

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

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kCCCII	21775D
kCNS1986	2-4946
kCNS1992	2-4946
kCangjie	IDG
kCantonese	mui4
kCihaiT	328.102
kDaeJaweon	0475.120
kFanqie	莫杯摸卧
kFourCornerCode	0021.4
kGB3	9201
kGSR	0017c
kHanYu	10481.120
kHanyuPinyin	10481.120:méi
kIRGDaeJaweon	0475.120
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	10481.120
kIRGKangXi	0237.050
kIRG_GSource	G3-7C21
kIRG_HSource	HB2-E15F
kIRG_JSource	JMJ-009247
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-3C1D
kIRG_KSource	K2-2A74
kIRG_TSource	T2-4946
kJapanese	バイメバママイ
kJapaneseKun	CHIRI
kJapaneseOn	BAI ME BA MA
kKangXi	0237.050
kMandarin	méi
kMojiJoho	MJ009247
kMorohashi	05397
kPhonetic	862
kRSUnicode	32.11
kSBGY	096.51 420.43
kTotalStrokes	14
kUnihanCore2020	HMT