U+68CC "棌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
棌
U+68CC "棌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare Chinese character that historically referred to a type of hardwood tree, often associated with the cedar or cypress family, and was used in classical texts to denote timber suitable for construction or carving. It appears in ancient Chinese lexicons such as the Shuowen Jiezi, where it is defined as a kind of wood used for making official seal handles or ceremonial vessels, reflecting its cultural connection to authority and craftsmanship. In modern usage, this character is extremely uncommon and is primarily encountered in specialized historical or linguistic contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+68CC |
| 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 | 棌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 棌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xA3 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x68CC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000068CC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u68cc |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | D9BD |
| kCCCII | 24407A |
| kCNS1986 | 2-3C60 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-3C60 |
| kCangjie | DBD |
| kCantonese | coi3 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0920.120 |
| kFanqie | 倉代 |
| kFourCornerCode | 5299.4 |
| kGB5 | 3632 |
| kHangul | 채:1N |
| kHanYu | 21234.090 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21234.090:cài |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0920.120 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21234.090 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0532.040 |
| kIRG_GSource | G5-4440 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-D9BD |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-2E7C |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-4C17 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-6E78 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-3C60 |
| kJapanese | サイ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kJIS0213 | 2,14,92 |
| kJapaneseKun | KUNUGI ARAKI MARUKI |
| kJapaneseOn | SAI |
| kJis1 | 3593 |
| kKangXi | 0532.040 |
| kKorean | CHAY |
| kMandarin | cài |
| kMojiJoho | MJ014042 |
| kMorohashi | 14923 |
| kPhonetic | 245* |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17818+75.4.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 75.8 |
| kSBGY | 391.03 |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HMT |