U+79FD "秽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+79FD "秽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of "dirty," "filthy," or "impure," often used in contexts of physical grime, moral corruption, or vulgarity. It is composed of a radical on the left side related to grain or crops and a phonetic component on the right, reflecting its formation as a phono-semantic compound in traditional Chinese script. This character appears in classical and modern Chinese literature, as well as in Japanese, where it retains similar connotations of defilement or obscenity. Its usage spans from describing literal uncleanliness to metaphorically referring to shameful or indecent matters, making it a versatile but strongly negative term in East Asian linguistic contexts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
秽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
秽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE7 0xA7 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x79FD |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000079FD |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u79fd |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
274F4A |
| kCangjie |
HDUNI |
| kCantonese |
wai3 |
| kDefinition |
dirty, unclean; immoral, obscene |
| kEACC |
274F4A |
| kFourCornerCode |
2292 |
| kGB0 |
2764 |
| kHanYu |
42603.060 |
| kIICore |
AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
42603.060 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0853.081 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-3B60 |
| kIRG_KSource |
K2-4E55 |
| kTGH |
2013:2315 |
| kKangXi |
0853.081 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
4486 |
| kMandarin |
huì |
| kRSUnicode |
115.6 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
485.15 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
149.130:huì |
| kTotalStrokes |
11 |
| kTraditionalVariant |
"穢" U+7A62 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
G |
| kXHC1983 |
0504.200:huì |