U+659D "斝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
斝
U+659D "斝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that historically refers to a type of ancient ritual wine vessel, typically made of bronze and used during the Shang and Zhou dynasties for ceremonial libations. This vessel features a round or oval body, a spout, a handle, and often three legs, and it is distinct from similar vessels like the jue or gu. In modern usage, the character appears primarily in classical texts, archaeological discussions, and historical or cultural contexts related to Chinese antiquity, retaining its specific association with these ancient bronze artifacts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+659D |
| 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 | 斝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 斝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0x96 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x659D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000659D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u659d |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | D97A |
| kCCCII | 223677 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-3C3F |
| kCNS1992 | 2-3C3F |
| kCangjie | RRBYJ |
| kCantonese | gaa2 |
| kCihaiT | 613.402 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0837.020 |
| kDefinition | small jade wine cup |
| kEACC | 223677 |
| kFanqie | 古疋 |
| kFourCornerCode | 6640.2 |
| kGB3 | 4869 |
| kGB8 | 9267 |
| kGSR | 0034a |
| kHangul | 가:1N |
| kHanYu | 32254.070 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 32254.070:jiǎ |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0837.020 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 32254.070 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0478.160 |
| kIRG_GSource | G3-5065 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-D97A |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-752A |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-488B |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-5727 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-3C3F |
| kJapanese | カ ケ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:7357 |
| kJIS0213 | 1,85,10 |
| kJapaneseKun | UTSUWA |
| kJapaneseOn | KA KE |
| kJis1 | 3360 |
| kKangXi | 0478.160 |
| kKorean | KA |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 2439 |
| kMandarin | jiǎ |
| kMatthews | 602 |
| kMeyerWempe | 933d |
| kMojiJoho | MJ013066 |
| kMorohashi | 13512 |
| kPhonetic | 533 1320 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+16881+68.4.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 68.8 |
| kSBGY | 308.13 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+659A<kMatthews |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 282.03 112.21 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | jiǎ粵gaa2 |
| kSpecializedSemanticVariant | U+6A9F<kMeyerWempe |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 2439 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 162.010:jiǎ |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 303:167 |
| kXHC1983 | 0543.040:jiǎ |