U+5DD9 "巙" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+5DD9 "巙" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and ancient Chinese ideograph that appears in classical literature and historical dictionaries. Its pronunciation is typically given as "kuí" or "náo" in modern Mandarin, and its meaning is somewhat obscure, often associated with a type of mythical creature or a rugged, steep mountain terrain. The character is composed of the radical "山" (mountain) on top, indicating a connection to geography or landscape, and the phonetic component "夔" on the bottom, which itself refers to a legendary one-legged beast in Chinese mythology. Due to its complexity and infrequent use, "巙" is seldom encountered in contemporary writing, but it remains of interest to scholars studying rare Chinese characters and their historical contexts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
巙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
巙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0xB7 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x5DD9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00005DD9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u5dd9 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
22264C |
| kCangjie |
UTCE |
| kCantonese |
naau4 |
| kHanYu |
10809.140 |
| kHanyuPinyin |
10809.140:kuí,náo |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
10809.140 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0323.100 |
| kIRG_GSource |
GE-376D |
| kIRG_JSource |
J1-3B7C |
| kIRG_KSource |
K2-2F72 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T4-6B68 |
| kJapanese |
キ ギ ドウ ノウ |
| kJapaneseOn |
KI GI DOU NOU |
| kJis1 |
2792 |
| kKangXi |
0323.100 |
| kMandarin |
kuí |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ010759 MJ010759:E0101 MJ010757:E0102 MJ010758:E0103 |
| kMorohashi |
08653:E0102 |
| kPhonetic |
721* |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+21491+46.3.21 |
| kRSUnicode |
46.20 |
| kTotalStrokes |
24 |