U+6838 "核" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+6838 "核" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that fundamentally means "kernel," "core," or "pit," referring to the central or essential part of something, such as the stone of a fruit. It is widely used in modern Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages to form words related to nucleus, examination, and nuclear power, like "核心" (hexin, core) and "核能" (heneng, nuclear energy). The character's composition consists of the radical for "tree" or "wood" on the left, indicating its original connection to the fruit's hard center, and a phonetic component on the right. Beyond its literal meaning, it carries significant metaphorical weight in scientific and political contexts, often denoting the central or critical element of a system or argument.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
核 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
核 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE6 0xA0 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x6838 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00006838 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u6838 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive |
AED6 |
| kCCCII |
214444 |
| kCNS1986 |
1-5578 |
| kCNS1992 |
1-5578 |
| kCangjie |
DYVO |
| kCantonese |
hat6 |
| kCihaiT |
691.301 |
| kCowles |
1001 1195 5044 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0912.070 |
| kDefinition |
seed, kernel, core, nut; atom |
| kEACC |
214444 |
| kFanqie |
下革 |
| kFenn |
874E |
| kFennIndex |
156.02 199.03 |
| kFourCornerCode |
4098.2 |
| kGB0 |
2643 |
| kGB1 |
2643 |
| kGradeLevel |
4 |
| kGSR |
0937a' |
| kHangul |
핵:0E |
| kHanYu |
21206.040 |
| kHanyuPinlu |
hé(68) |
| kHanyuPinyin |
21206.040:gāi,hé,kài |
| kHKGlyph |
1896 |
| kIICore |
AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0912.070 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
21206.040 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0524.040 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-3A4B |
| kIRG_HSource |
HB1-AED6 |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-334B |
| kIRG_KPSource |
KP0-F5CD |
| kIRG_KSource |
K0-7A37 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T1-5578 |
| kIRG_VSource |
V1-596E |
| kJapanese |
カク カイ コツ ギャク ゴク ゴチ さね |
| kJoyoKanji |
2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja |
2007 |
| kTGH |
2013:1848 |
| kJapaneseKun |
SANE |
| kJapaneseOn |
KAKU |
| kJis0 |
1943 |
| kKangXi |
0524.040 |
| kKarlgren |
56 |
| kKorean |
HAYK HOL |
| kLau |
1142 3234 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
2702 |
| kMandarin |
hé |
| kMatthews |
2089 |
| kMeyerWempe |
680 804 3764 |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ013874 MJ013874:E0101 MJ013875:E0102 |
| kMorohashi |
14743 14743:E0101 |
| kNelson |
2254 |
| kPhonetic |
490 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+1449+75.4.6 |
| kRSUnicode |
75.6 |
| kSBGY |
515.09 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
313.06 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings |
hé粵hat6 hú粵wat6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph |
2702 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
134.110:hé 140.160:hú |
| kTotalStrokes |
10 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese |
hạch |
| kXerox |
251:321 |
| kXHC1983 |
0448.100:hé 0474.070:hú |