U+7A8D "窍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
窍
U+7A8D "窍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (simplified from traditional 竅) that primarily means "hole," "aperture," or "orifice," and in a figurative sense refers to a "key" or "crux" of something, as in the concept of a "窍门" (qiàomén) meaning a knack or clever method. It is composed of the radical 穴 (cave or hole) on top and 巧 (skillful or clever) below, reflecting its association with openings that channel insight or intelligence, such as the seven apertures of the human head in traditional Chinese medicine. This character is commonly used in words related to points of access, understanding, or vital connections, and holds cultural significance in Chinese literature and philosophy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+7A8D |
| 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 | 窍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 窍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0xAA 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x7A8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00007A8D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u7a8d |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 274F61 |
| kCangjie | JCMMS |
| kCantonese | kiu3 |
| kDefinition | hole, opening, aperture |
| kEACC | 274F61 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3012 |
| kGB0 | 3947 |
| kHanYu | 42725.030 |
| kIICore | AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42725.030 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0864.381 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-474F |
| kTGH | 2013:2103 |
| kKangXi | 0864.381 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 4534 |
| kMandarin | qiào |
| kPhonetic | 635 |
| kRSUnicode | 116.5 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 300.180:qiào |
| kTotalStrokes | 10 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "竅" U+7AC5 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 0922.030:qiào |