U+796F "祯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
祯
U+796F "祯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of auspiciousness, good fortune, or a favorable omen. It is composed of the radical "礻" (meaning spirit or worship) and the phonetic component "贞", linking it to concepts of divination and blessings in traditional Chinese culture. Historically, the character appears in classical texts and is often used in personal names, literary works, and auspicious phrases, symbolizing a wish for prosperity and harmony. In modern usage, it continues to carry positive connotations, though it is less common in everyday simplified Chinese writing compared to its traditional counterpart.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+796F |
| 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 | 祯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 祯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0xA5 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x796F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000796F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u796f |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 274E78 |
| kCangjie | IFYBO |
| kCantonese | zing1 |
| kDefinition | lucky, auspicious, good omen |
| kEACC | 274E78 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3128 |
| kGB0 | 7685 |
| kHanYu | 42397.120 |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42397.120 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0843.081 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-6C75 |
| kTGH | 2013:4673 |
| kKangXi | 0843.081 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 4394 |
| kMandarin | zhēn |
| kPhonetic | 198* |
| kRSUnicode | 113.6 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 480.09 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 471.110:zhēn |
| kTotalStrokes | 10 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "禎" U+798E CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 1467.040:zhēn |