U+68D9 "棙" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
棙
U+68D9 "棙" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used primarily in historical or classical contexts, representing a wooden implement or tool, often associated with a spinning device or a piece of weaving machinery. Its composition includes the radical for wood, reflecting its material origin, and it is pronounced in Mandarin as "lì" or "zhuó" depending on the specific usage. In traditional texts, this character may appear less frequently in modern everyday language but remains relevant for scholars studying ancient Chinese technology, craftsmanship, or literature.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+68D9 |
| 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 | 棙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 棙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xA3 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x68D9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000068D9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u68d9 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 223E3D |
| kCangjie | XDHSK |
| kCantonese | lai6 |
| kCihaiT | 703.501 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0921.020 |
| kDefinition | obstinate; to draw the fingers across; to steer |
| kGB3 | 3411 |
| kHanYu | 21239.060 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21239.060:lì,liè |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0921.020 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21239.060 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0532.210 |
| kIRG_GSource | G3-422B |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-2F21 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-4BEC |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-3B36 |
| kIRG_TSource | T4-3832 |
| kJapanese | レイ ライ レツ レチ ばち |
| kJIS0213 | 2,15,01 |
| kJapaneseKun | KARAKURI NEJIRU NEJIKI |
| kJapaneseOn | REI RAI RETSU RECHI |
| kJis1 | 3605 |
| kKangXi | 0532.210 |
| kMandarin | lì |
| kMojiJoho | MJ014058 |
| kMorohashi | 14939 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17819+75.4.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 75.8 |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |