U+6216 "或" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+6216 "或" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character commonly used in both classical and modern Chinese writing, where it primarily functions as a conjunction meaning "or" or "either." It also appears in compound words and phrases such as "或者" (huòzhě, meaning "or" or "perhaps") and can denote "some" or "maybe" in certain contexts. The character's structure combines a visual element representing a halberd or weapon with a component symbolizing enclosures, reflecting its historical roots in the concept of "uncertainty" or "choice" often associated with warfare or defense. In the Unicode standard, it is part of the CJK Unified Ideographs block and is widely used in East Asian languages that employ Chinese characters, including Japanese (where it can also be read as "或" meaning "a certain" in literary contexts) and Korean (where it is part of classical vocabulary).
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
或 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
或 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE6 0x88 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x6216 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00006216 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u6216 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive |
A9CE |
| kCCCII |
213F65 |
| kCNS1986 |
1-4D50 |
| kCNS1992 |
1-4D50 |
| kCangjie |
IRM |
| kCantonese |
waak6 |
| kCihaiT |
552.501 |
| kCowles |
4966 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0754.170 |
| kDefinition |
or, either, else; perhaps, maybe |
| kEACC |
213F65 |
| kFanqie |
胡國 |
| kFenn |
333B |
| kFennIndex |
215.03 |
| kFourCornerCode |
5310.0 |
| kGB0 |
2782 |
| kGB1 |
2782 |
| kGradeLevel |
2 |
| kGSR |
0929a |
| kHangul |
혹:0E |
| kHanYu |
21402.080 |
| kHanyuPinlu |
huò(1133) |
| kHanyuPinyin |
21402.080:yù,huò |
| kHKGlyph |
1460 |
| kIICore |
AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0754.170 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
21402.080 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0412.180 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-3B72 |
| kIRG_HSource |
HB1-A9CE |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-303F |
| kIRG_KPSource |
KP0-F4BF |
| kIRG_KSource |
K0-7B64 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T1-4D50 |
| kIRG_VSource |
V1-5639 |
| kJapanese |
ワク コク ヨク イキ ある あるいは |
| kJinmeiyoKanji |
2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja |
2007 |
| kTGH |
2013:1035 |
| kJapaneseKun |
ARU ARUIHA |
| kJapaneseOn |
WAKU IKI |
| kJis0 |
1631 |
| kKangXi |
0412.180 |
| kKarlgren |
118 |
| kKorean |
HOK |
| kLau |
3161 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
2057 |
| kMandarin |
huò |
| kMatthews |
2402 |
| kMeyerWempe |
3699 |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ012070 |
| kMorohashi |
11563 |
| kNelson |
1802 |
| kPhonetic |
743 1416 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+1155+62.4.4 |
| kRSUnicode |
62.4 |
| kSBGY |
530.34 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
235.12 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings |
huò粵waak6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph |
2057 |
| kTang |
*huək |
| kTGHZ2013 |
151.080:huò |
| kTotalStrokes |
8 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese |
hoặc |
| kXerox |
242:105 |
| kXHC1983 |
0515.090:huò |