U+68E2 "棢" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+68E2 "棢" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (Hanzi) used primarily in classical or technical contexts, often associated with the meaning of a "wheel" or "axle" component, specifically referring to the outer rim of a wheel in ancient Chinese woodworking or carriage terminology. This character belongs to the "Wood" radical (木) and is composed of additional strokes that suggest its structural relation to wooden parts. In modern usage, it is considered a rare or obsolete variant of characters like 輞 (wǎng) and appears primarily in historical texts, dictionaries, or specialized discussions of traditional Chinese technology. Its Unicode inclusion ensures that digital typography can represent this character for scholarly and archival purposes.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
棢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
棢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE6 0xA3 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x68E2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000068E2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u68e2 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
24406E |
| kCNS1986 |
E-3C3D |
| kCNS1992 |
3-3C3D |
| kCangjie |
DBTV |
| kCantonese |
mong5 |
| kCowles |
2751 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0921.150 |
| kDefinition |
the felloe or rim of a wheel |
| kFanqie |
文兩 |
| kHanYu |
21232.110 |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0921.150 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
21232.110 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0533.170 |
| kIRG_GSource |
GE-3D2E |
| kIRG_JSource |
JMJ-014068 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T3-3C3D |
| kJapanese |
ボウ モウ |
| kKangXi |
0533.170 |
| kMandarin |
wǎng |
| kMeyerWempe |
1877 1885e |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ014068 |
| kMorohashi |
14956 |
| kPhonetic |
926* |
| kRSUnicode |
75.8 |
| kSBGY |
312.33 |
| kTotalStrokes |
12 |