U+721F "爟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
爟
U+721F "爟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character primarily used as a verb meaning "to light" or "to ignite a fire," often in the context of ceremonial or sacrificial flames, and it can also refer to flames or a blaze more generally. Its structure combines the fire radical "火" with the phonetic component "雚," reflecting both its meaning and pronunciation. Historically, this character appears in classical Chinese texts, such as in descriptions of kindling torches for rituals, and it retains specialized usage in modern contexts, including some technical or literary references to fire-related actions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+721F |
| 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 | 爟 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 爟 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0x88 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x721F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000721F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u721f |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | F6ED |
| kCCCII | 22547D |
| kCNS1986 | 2-6D5B |
| kCNS1992 | 2-6D5B |
| kCangjie | FTRG |
| kCantonese | gun3 |
| kCihaiT | 862.402 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1099.200 |
| kDefinition | fire |
| kEACC | 22547D |
| kFanqie | 古玩 |
| kFourCornerCode | 9481.4 |
| kGB3 | 4862 |
| kGB8 | 9265 |
| kGSR | 0158g |
| kHangul | 관:1N |
| kHanYu | 32248.050 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 32248.050:guàn |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1099.200 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 32248.050 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0687.360 |
| kIRG_GSource | G3-505E |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-F6ED |
| kIRG_JSource | J1-4A46 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-565D |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-5960 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-6D5B |
| kJapanese | カン ケン ゲン |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:8085 |
| kJapaneseKun | YAKU |
| kJapaneseOn | KAN KEN GEN |
| kJis1 | 4238 |
| kKangXi | 0687.360 |
| kKorean | KWAN |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 3623 |
| kMandarin | guàn |
| kMatthews | 3573a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ016718 MJ016718:E0101 MJ016717:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 19617 19617:E0101 |
| kPhonetic | 761 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+19522+86.4.18 |
| kRSUnicode | 86.18 |
| kSBGY | 403.14 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 3623 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 122.130:guàn |
| kTotalStrokes | 21 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 304:174 |