U+803D "耽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

耽

U+803D "耽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys meanings related to indulgence, delay, or obsession, often carrying a slightly negative connotation in classical and modern usage. It is frequently used in words such as "耽誤" (dānwù), meaning to delay or waste time, and "耽溺" (dānnì), meaning to be addicted or deeply engrossed in something, such as pleasure or vice. The character is composed of the ear radical "耳" on the left, symbolizing hearing or attention, and the phonetic component "冘" on the right, which hints at its pronunciation and adds nuance. In literary contexts, "耽" can also evoke a sense of deep, sometimes excessive, focus or enjoyment, appearing in poetry to describe lingering on a scene or emotion.

General Properties

Code Point	U+803D
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	耽
HTML Hex Encoding	耽
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE8 0x80 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding	0x803D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000803D
C/C++/Java Escape	\u803d

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Han
Script Extensions	Han
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
Unified Ideograph	Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive	AFD4
kCCCII	21526C
kCNS1986	1-5758
kCNS1992	1-5758
kCangjie	SJLBU
kCantonese	daam1
kCihaiT	1082.204
kDaeJaweon	1414.140
kDefinition	indulge in; be negligent
kEACC	21526C
kFanqie	丁含都感
kFourCornerCode	1411.2
kGB0	2102
kGB1	2102
kGradeLevel	6
kGSR	0656l
kHangul	탐:0N
kHanYu	42786.010
kHanyuPinlu	dān(33)
kHanyuPinyin	42786.010:dān
kHKGlyph	3243
kIICore	AGTJHKMP
kIRGDaeJaweon	1414.140
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	42786.010
kIRGKangXi	0966.110
kIRG_GSource	G0-3522
kIRG_HSource	HB1-AFD4
kIRG_JSource	J0-433F
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-F0B3
kIRG_KSource	K0-7730
kIRG_TSource	T1-5758
kIRG_VSource	V1-635D
kJapanese	タントンふける
kJinmeiyoKanji	2010
kKoreanName	2015
kTGH	2013:1818
kJapaneseKun	FUKERU
kJapaneseOn	TAN
kJis0	3531
kKangXi	0966.110
kKarlgren	270
kKorean	THAM
kMainlandTelegraph	5104
kMandarin	dān
kMatthews	6028
kMojiJoho	MJ020825 MJ020825:E0101 MJ058365:E0102
kMorohashi	29024 29024:E0101
kNelson	3703
kPhonetic	1477
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+2941+128.6.4
kRSUnicode	128.4
kSBGY	222.49 332.11
kSMSZD2003Index	545.11
kSMSZD2003Readings	dān粵daam1
kTaiwanTelegraph	5104
kTang	dom
kTGHZ2013	064.110:dān
kTotalStrokes	10
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kVietnamese	xẩm
kXerox	315:353
kXHC1983	0209.060:dān