U+718A "熊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

熊

U+718A "熊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character representing the concept of a bear, commonly used in East Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. In Chinese, it is pronounced xióng and appears in words like "熊猫" (panda), while in Japanese, it is read as kuma and features in names and folklore as a symbol of strength. The character is composed of the radical for fire (火) and the phonetic component "能" (néng, meaning ability or energy), which together visually suggest a powerful, warm creature. As part of the CJK Unified Ideographs block, it reflects the shared writing heritage across Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cultures, where it often carries connotations of ferocity, resilience, or endearment depending on context.

General Properties

Code Point	U+718A
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	熊
HTML Hex Encoding	熊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE7 0x86 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0x718A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000718A
C/C++/Java Escape	\u718a

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Han
Script Extensions	Han
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
Unified Ideograph	Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive	BAB5
kCCCII	214978
kCNS1986	1-695C
kCNS1992	1-695C
kCangjie	IPF
kCantonese	hung4
kCihaiT	855.303
kCowles	1239
kDaeJaweon	1090.320
kDefinition	a bear; brilliant; bright; surname
kEACC	214978
kFanqie	羽弓
kFenn	324D
kFennIndex	189.06
kFourCornerCode	2133.1
kGB0	4860
kGB1	4860
kGradeLevel	4
kGSR	0674a
kHangul	웅:0N
kHanYu	32227.050
kHanyuPinlu	xióng(41)
kHanyuPinyin	32227.050:xióng
kHKGlyph	2416
kIICore	AGTJHKMP
kIRGDaeJaweon	1090.320
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	32227.050
kIRGKangXi	0679.100
kIRG_GSource	G0-505C
kIRG_HSource	HB1-BAB5
kIRG_JSource	J0-3727
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-FBAF
kIRG_KSource	K0-6A28
kIRG_TSource	T1-695C
kIRG_VSource	V1-5E34
kJapanese	ユウキュウグユダイナイくま
kJoyoKanji	2010
kKoreanName	2015
kTGH	2013:3185
kJapaneseKun	KUMA
kJapaneseOn	YUU
kJis0	2307
kKangXi	0679.100
kKorean	WUNG
kLau	1264
kMainlandTelegraph	3574
kMandarin	xióng
kMatthews	2815
kMeyerWempe	835
kMojiJoho	MJ016550
kMorohashi	19294
kNelson	2791
kPhonetic	528 943
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+1789+86.4.10
kRSUnicode	86.10
kSBGY	026.07
kSMSZD2003Index	401.07
kSMSZD2003Readings	xióng粵hung4
kTaiwanTelegraph	3574
kTang	*hiung
kTGHZ2013	410.100:xióng
kTotalStrokes	14
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kVietnamese	hùng
kXerox	251:255
kXHC1983	1295.020:xióng