U+74A7 "璧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
璧
U+74A7 "璧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that originally represents a type of ancient jade disc, often a ceremonial or symbolic artifact. In historical and cultural contexts, this jade disc was traditionally used in rituals and as a symbol of virtue, rank, or diplomatic gifts in East Asia, particularly in China. The character is composed of the radical for jade or gemstone alongside phonetic components, reflecting its material and functional significance. In modern usage, it appears in classical texts, personal names, and phrases that evoke purity, value, or circular perfection, maintaining its connection to jade's esteemed status in Chinese culture.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+74A7 |
| 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 | 璧 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 璧 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0x92 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x74A7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000074A7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u74a7 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | C27A |
| kCCCII | 214B65 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-7666 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-7666 |
| kCangjie | SJMGI |
| kCantonese | bik1 |
| kCihaiT | 900.402 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1151.350 |
| kDefinition | piece of jade with hole in it |
| kEACC | 214B65 |
| kFanqie | 必益 |
| kFenn | 158F |
| kFennIndex | 401.10 |
| kFourCornerCode | 7010.3 |
| kGB0 | 7221 |
| kGB1 | 7221 |
| kGSR | 0853d |
| kHangul | 벽:0N |
| kHanYu | 21142.160 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21142.160:bì |
| kHKGlyph | 2586 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1151.350 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21142.160 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0742.290 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-6835 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-C27A |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-607A |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-DDE8 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5B7D |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-7666 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5F38 |
| kJapanese | ヘキ ヒャク たま |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:3450 |
| kJapaneseKun | TAMA |
| kJapaneseOn | HEKI |
| kJis0 | 6490 |
| kKangXi | 0742.290 |
| kKorean | PYEK |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 3880 |
| kMandarin | bì |
| kMatthews | 5115 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2347 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ017453 |
| kMorohashi | 21269 |
| kNelson | 2969 |
| kPhonetic | 1040 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+5683+96.5.13 |
| kRSUnicode | 96.13 |
| kSBGY | 519.43 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 432.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | bì粵bik1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 3880 |
| kTang | biɛk |
| kTGHZ2013 | 020.120:bì |
| kTotalStrokes | 18 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | bích |
| kXerox | 261:142 |
| kXHC1983 | 0062.010:bì |