U+7B8F "箏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
箏
U+7B8F "箏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily refers to a type of ancient stringed musical instrument, commonly known as the zheng or guzheng, which features a long, wooden body with multiple strings that are plucked by hand or with picks. It also appears in Japanese kanji with similar usage, often associated with elegance and classical music. In addition to its musical meaning, this character can be found in historical and literary contexts, symbolizing refined artistry and cultural heritage within East Asian traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+7B8F |
| 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 | 箏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 箏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0xAE 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x7B8F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00007B8F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u7b8f |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | BAE5 |
| kCCCII | 21502D |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6A2E |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6A2E |
| kCangjie | HBSD |
| kCantonese | zang1 |
| kCihaiT | 1015.203 |
| kCowles | 143 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1315.130 |
| kDefinition | stringed musical instrument; kite |
| kEACC | 21502D |
| kFanqie | 側莖 |
| kFenn | 413F |
| kFennIndex | 27.10 |
| kFourCornerCode | 8850.7 |
| kGradeLevel | 2 |
| kHangul | 쟁:0N |
| kHanYu | 52984.071 |
| kHKGlyph | 2996 |
| kIICore | ATJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1315.130 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 52984.071 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0887.150 |
| kIRG_GSource | G1-735D |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-BAE5 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6437 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-EBE6 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6E34 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6A2E |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-617B |
| kJapanese | ソウ ショウ こと |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kJapaneseKun | KOTO |
| kJapaneseOn | SOU SHOU |
| kJis0 | 6823 |
| kKangXi | 0887.150 |
| kKorean | CAYNG |
| kMandarin | zhēng |
| kMatthews | 369 |
| kMeyerWempe | 159 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ019518 MJ019518:E0101 MJ019519:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 26133 26133:E0101 |
| kNelson | 3412 |
| kPhonetic | 32 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+5992+118.6.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 118.8 |
| kSBGY | 190.03 |
| kSimplifiedVariant | "筝" U+7B5D CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 502.11 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | zhēng粵zang1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 4620 |
| kTang | *jrɛng |
| kTotalStrokes | 14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | tranh |
| kXerox | 257:162 |