U+740F "琏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
琏
U+740F "琏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in traditional and simplified written forms, primarily found in classical and modern texts. It belongs to the radical for jade or king (王) and consists of 13 strokes, with a meaning related to a type of ancient ritual vessel or container, often made of jade, used in ceremonial contexts. In historical usage, "琏" refers to a specific kind of grain measure or vessel associated with offerings, and it appears in classical Chinese literature, including references in texts like the Analects of Confucius. Today, it is less commonly used in everyday language but remains relevant in scholarly discussions of ancient Chinese culture and artifacts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+740F |
| 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 | 琏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 琏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0x90 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x740F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000740F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u740f |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 285B21 |
| kCangjie | MGYKQ |
| kCantonese | lin5 |
| kDefinition | vessel used to hold grain offerings |
| kEACC | 285B21 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1413 |
| kGB0 | 7186 |
| kHanYu | 21115.070 |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21115.070 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0736.081 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-6776 |
| kTGH | 2013:4713 |
| kKangXi | 0736.081 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 8834 |
| kMandarin | liǎn |
| kRSUnicode | 96.7 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 428.06 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 219.160:liǎn |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "璉" U+7489 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 0704.060:liǎn |