U+721D "爝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
爝
U+721D "爝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character primarily used in classical or literary contexts, meaning "torch" or "flame" and conveying the idea of firelight or a blaze. It appears in ancient texts and poetry, often metaphorically representing illumination or brightness, though it is rarely used in modern everyday Chinese writing. Its structure combines the fire radical (火) with the phonetic component 爵, reflecting its connection to combustion and sound. This character is also part of the broader CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideograph set, ensuring consistent representation across East Asian digital systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+721D |
| 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 | 爝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 爝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0x88 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x721D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000721D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u721d |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | F5DA |
| kCCCII | 225521 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-6B68 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-6B68 |
| kCangjie | FBWI |
| kCantonese | zoek3 |
| kCihaiT | 862.301 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1099.180 |
| kDefinition | torch; to light |
| kEACC | 225521 |
| kFanqie | 子肖 即略 在爵 |
| kFourCornerCode | 9284.6 |
| kGB0 | 7663 |
| kGB1 | 7663 |
| kGSR | 1121e |
| kHanYu | 32248.120 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 32248.120:jué,jiào |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1099.180 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 32248.120 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0687.330 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-6C5F |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-F5DA |
| kIRG_JSource | J1-4A45 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-565F |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-4559 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-6B68 |
| kJapanese | シャク サク ショウ かがりび |
| kTGH | 2013:6458 |
| kJapaneseKun | TAIMATSU |
| kJapaneseOn | SHAKU SAKU SHOU |
| kJis1 | 4237 |
| kKangXi | 0687.330 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 3622 |
| kMandarin | jué |
| kMeyerWempe | 3321a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ016715 |
| kMorohashi | 19614 |
| kPhonetic | 105 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+14771+86.4.18 |
| kRSUnicode | 86.18 |
| kSBGY | 414.56 503.06 503.12 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 406.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | jué,jiào粵zoek3,ziu3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 3622 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 189.140:jué |
| kTotalStrokes | 21 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 300:073 |
| kXHC1983 | 0619.030:jué |