U+82A1 "芡" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
芡
U+82A1 "芡" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (CJK ideograph) that represents a water plant known as Gorgon fruit or fox nut, scientifically classified under the genus Euryale in the water lily family. In traditional Chinese medicine and cuisine, its seeds are valued for their starchy, nutrient-rich properties and are often used in soups, desserts, or as a thickening agent. The character itself is composed of the radical for grass or plant (艹) on top, combined with a phonetic component (欠), reflecting its botanical classification. Pronounced "qiàn" in Mandarin, it is an essential ingredient in certain regional dishes and herbal remedies across East Asia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+82A1 |
| 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 | 芡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 芡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x8A 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x82A1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000082A1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u82a1 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | CDC0 |
| kCCCII | 227C50 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-2860 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-2860 |
| kCangjie | TNO |
| kCantonese | him3 |
| kCihaiT | 1128.303 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1477.090 |
| kDefinition | plant allied to the waterlily |
| kEACC | 227C50 |
| kFanqie | 巨險 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4480.2 |
| kGB0 | 6045 |
| kGB1 | 6045 |
| kGSR | 0624c |
| kHangul | 검:1N |
| kHanYu | 53183.090 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53183.090:qiàn |
| kIICore | BGT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1477.090 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53183.090 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1019.210 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5C4D |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-CDC0 |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-7A5F |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-6D1C |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-582C |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-2860 |
| kJapanese | ケン ゲン おにばす |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:3673 |
| kJIS0213 | 1,90,63 |
| kJapaneseOn | KEN GEN |
| kJis1 | 5530 |
| kKangXi | 1019.210 |
| kKorean | KEM |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5349 |
| kMandarin | qiàn |
| kMatthews | 905 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ021551 MJ021551:E0101 MJ021552:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 30705:E0102 |
| kPhonetic | 467 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17064+76.4.3 C+17064+140.3.4 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.4 |
| kSBGY | 334.19 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 572.02 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | qiàn粵him3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5349 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 297.070:qiàn |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 276:241 |
| kXHC1983 | 0915.140:qiàn |