U+5F2E "弮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

弮

U+5F2E "弮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that historically refers to a type of bowstring used in archery, specifically one tied in a loop or a crossbow string, though it can also denote a "twisted" or "curling" appearance. This character is composed of the radical 弓 (bow) on the left, suggesting its connection to archery, and the component 月 (moon) on the right, though its exact etymology is less straightforward than the semantic cue suggests. In modern usage, it is extremely rare and primarily appears in classical Chinese texts or specialized contexts, such as historical weaponry studies. The character is classified under the Kangxi radical 弓 (bow) and has pronunciation guides in Mandarin as "quān" or "juàn," depending on the dialectal and historical reading.

General Properties

Code Point	U+5F2E
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	弮
HTML Hex Encoding	弮
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0xBC 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding	0x5F2E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00005F2E
C/C++/Java Escape	\u5f2e

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

kBigFive	CEBC
kCCCII	22294E
kCNS1986	2-2A3D
kCNS1992	2-2A3D
kCangjie	FQN
kCantonese	hyun1
kCihaiT	502.101
kDefinition	a crossbow which discharged several bolts in succession
kFanqie	丘圓居倦
kFourCornerCode	9072.7
kGB3	2779
kHanYu	20995.150
kHanyuPinyin	20995.150:quān,juàn
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	20995.150
kIRGKangXi	0358.090
kIRG_GSource	G3-3B6F
kIRG_HSource	HB2-CEBC
kIRG_JSource	J1-3C6B
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-41BE
kIRG_KSource	K2-312B
kIRG_TSource	T2-2A3D
kJapanese	ケン
kJapaneseKun	ISHIYUMI MAGARU MAKI
kJapaneseOn	KEN
kJis1	2875
kKangXi	0358.090
kMandarin	quān
kMatthews	1653
kMojiJoho	MJ011186
kMorohashi	09769
kPhonetic	664
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+21515+57.3.6
kRSUnicode	57.6
kSBGY	143.26 410.34
kTotalStrokes	9
kUnihanCore2020	HMT
kXHC1983	0947.040:quān