U+6DEC "淬" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
淬
U+6DEC "淬" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means to temper or quench, as in the process of rapidly cooling heated metal in water or oil to harden it, a technique fundamental to blacksmithing and metallurgy. It can also figuratively refer to undergoing hardship or discipline to strengthen one's character or resolve, as in the phrase "淬炼" which means to harden through trials. Additionally, in traditional Chinese medicine, "淬" describes a method of preparing remedies by dipping heated substances into liquid, while in a broader literary sense it conveys the idea of sharpening or refining through extreme conditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+6DEC |
| 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 | 淬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 淬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xB7 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x6DEC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00006DEC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u6dec |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B266 |
| kCCCII | 224960 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5B6B |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5B6B |
| kCangjie | EYOJ |
| kCantonese | ceoi3 |
| kCihaiT | 805.501 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1034.010 |
| kDefinition | temper; dye; soak; change, alter |
| kEACC | 224960 |
| kFanqie | 七内 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3014.8 |
| kGB0 | 2067 |
| kGB1 | 2067 |
| kGSR | 0490f |
| kHangul | 쉬:1N |
| kHanYu | 31659.030 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 31659.030:cuì,zú |
| kIICore | AGT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1034.010 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 31659.030 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0631.110 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-3463 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B266 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-5E43 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-51D4 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-6551 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5B6B |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5C63 |
| kJapanese | サイ シュチ セ シュツ にらぐ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:4977 |
| kJapaneseKun | NIRAGU |
| kJapaneseOn | SAI |
| kJis0 | 6235 |
| kKangXi | 0631.110 |
| kKorean | SWI |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 3231 |
| kMandarin | cuì |
| kMatthews | 6874 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2879i |
| kMojiJoho | MJ015494 |
| kMorohashi | 17679 |
| kPhonetic | 333 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+5440+85.3.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 85.8 |
| kSBGY | 388.26 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 370.11 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | cuì粵ceoi3,seoi6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 3231 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 058.160:cuì |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kVietnamese | rót |
| kXerox | 273:100 |
| kXHC1983 | 0183.030:cuì |