U+78CF "磏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
磏
U+78CF "磏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that primarily refers to a type of stone or rock, often specifically used to denote a whetstone or a stone for sharpening tools. In classical Chinese texts, it can also be associated with the concept of temperance or self-control, as its components suggest a connection to metal or mining, and it appears in historical literature as a variant or alternative form for words meaning "to improve" or "to polish" through disciplined effort. Its usage is rare in modern standard Chinese, but it retains significance in specialized contexts such as classical studies, calligraphy, or technical descriptions of mineralogy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+78CF |
| 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 | 磏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 磏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0xA3 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x78CF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000078CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u78cf |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | E6C2 |
| kCCCII | 22654B |
| kCNS1986 | 2-524A |
| kCNS1992 | 2-524A |
| kCangjie | MRTXC |
| kCantonese | lim4 |
| kCihaiT | 972.604 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1252.050 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1863.7 |
| kGB3 | 5653 |
| kGSR | 0627m |
| kHangul | 렴:1N |
| kHanYu | 42449.100 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42449.100:lián |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1252.050 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42449.100 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0834.320 |
| kIRG_GSource | G3-5855 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-E6C2 |
| kIRG_JSource | JMJ-018627 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-6074 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-5E58 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-524A |
| kJapanese | レン |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:7762 |
| kKangXi | 0834.320 |
| kKorean | LYEM |
| kMandarin | lián |
| kMojiJoho | MJ018627 |
| kMorohashi | 24400 |
| kPhonetic | 615 |
| kRSUnicode | 112.10 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 296.040:qiān |
| kTotalStrokes | 15 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXHC1983 | 0701.050:lián 0907.060:qiān |