U+68E0 "棠" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
棠
U+68E0 "棠" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in multiple East Asian writing systems, including Japanese and Korean, where it commonly refers to the crab apple or pear tree, particularly the species Pyrus betulifolia or Malus spectabilis. The character is composed of the radical for "wood" or "tree" on the bottom and a phonetic component on top, reflecting its botanical meaning. In classical Chinese poetry and literature, "棠" often appears in the name "海棠" (haitang), which denotes the begonia or crabapple blossom, a symbol of beauty and fleeting spring. It is also used in place names and personal names, carrying connotations of natural elegance and resilience.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+68E0 |
| 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 | 棠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 棠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xA3 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x68E0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000068E0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u68e0 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B4C5 |
| kCCCII | 214477 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5F6A |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5F6A |
| kCangjie | FBRD |
| kCantonese | tong4 |
| kCihaiT | 703.602 |
| kCowles | 4439 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0921.120 |
| kDefinition | crab apple tree; wild plums |
| kEACC | 214477 |
| kFanqie | 徒郎 |
| kFenn | 584G |
| kFennIndex | 499.09 |
| kFourCornerCode | 9090.4 |
| kGB0 | 4436 |
| kGB1 | 4436 |
| kGSR | 0725t |
| kHangul | 당:0N |
| kHanYu | 21231.070 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21231.070:táng |
| kHKGlyph | 1946 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0921.120 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21231.070 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0533.140 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4C44 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B4C5 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-5C2B |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-D5E3 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5356 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5F6A |
| kIRG_VSource | V2-8D35 |
| kJapanese | トウ ドウ やまなし |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:2608 |
| kJapaneseKun | YAMANASHI |
| kJapaneseOn | TOU DOU |
| kJis0 | 6011 |
| kKangXi | 0533.140 |
| kKorean | TANG |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 2768 |
| kMandarin | táng |
| kMatthews | 6111 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3221 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ014066 |
| kMorohashi | 14953 |
| kPhonetic | 1167 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+5228+75.4.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 75.8 |
| kSBGY | 178.21 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 321.03 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | táng粵tong4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 2768 |
| kTang | dhɑng |
| kTGHZ2013 | 360.020:táng |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 262:271 |
| kXHC1983 | 1119.020:táng |