U+6596 "斖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+6596 "斖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character that appears in classical Chinese texts, though it is not commonly used in modern writing. This glyph is classified under the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) Unified Ideographs block, and its traditional usage conveys meanings related to "continuing" or "unbroken sequence," often describing an unending or persistent action. Structurally, it combines the radical for "dagger" or "knife" with components that suggest repetition or linking, making it visually intricate. Historically, it appears in ancient literary works and dictionaries, yet due to its obscurity and specialized nature, it is seldom encountered outside of historical linguistic studies or advanced character databases.

General Properties

Code Point U+6596
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 斖
HTML Hex Encoding 斖
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE6 0x96 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding 0x6596
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00006596
C/C++/Java Escape \u6596

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 F7DE
kCCCII 243B38
kCNS1986 2-6F2D
kCNS1992 2-6F2D
kCangjie YKHBM
kCantonese mei5
kFanqie 無匪
kFourCornerCode 0010.7
kHanYu 32171.100
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 32171.100
kIRGKangXi 0477.230
kIRG_GSource GE-3B48
kIRG_HSource HB2-F7DE
kIRG_JSource JMJ-013058
kIRG_TSource T2-6F2D
kJapanese ビ ミ
kKangXi 0477.230
kMandarin wěi
kMojiJoho MJ013058
kMorohashi 13487
kRSUnicode 67.19
kSBGY 254.35
kTotalStrokes 24
kUnihanCore2020 HMT