U+82A4 "芤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

芤

U+82A4 "芤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that refers to a type of medicinal herb, specifically identified as the root of the plant *Allium chinense*, commonly known as the Chinese onion or rakkyo. In traditional Chinese medicine and cuisine, this herb is valued for its pungent flavor and therapeutic properties, often used to aid digestion and treat ailments such as chest congestion or diarrhea. The character itself is composed of the grass radical "艹" indicating its botanical nature, combined with a phonetic component "孔" which contributes to its pronunciation. As part of the CJK Unified Ideographs block, it serves as a linguistic and cultural artifact within the broader system of East Asian written characters.

General Properties

Code Point	U+82A4
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	芤
HTML Hex Encoding	芤
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE8 0x8A 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0x82A4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000082A4
C/C++/Java Escape	\u82a4

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	CDC3
kCCCII	227C3C
kCNS1986	2-2863
kCNS1992	2-2863
kCangjie	TNDU
kCantonese	kau1
kCihaiT	1128.401
kDaeJaweon	1477.130
kDefinition	hollow; scallion stalk
kEACC	227C3C
kFanqie	恪侯
kFourCornerCode	4441.0
kGB0	6050
kGB1	6050
kHanYu	53185.060
kHanyuPinyin	53185.060:kōu
kIRGDaeJaweon	1477.130
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	53185.060
kIRGKangXi	1019.300
kIRG_GSource	G0-5C52
kIRG_HSource	HB2-CDC3
kIRG_JSource	J13-7A61
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-6D1F
kIRG_KSource	K2-5726
kIRG_TSource	T2-2863
kJapanese	コウク
kTGH	2013:6577
kJIS0213	1,90,65
kJapaneseKun	NEGI
kJapaneseOn	KOU KU
kJis1	5532
kKangXi	1019.300
kMainlandTelegraph	5351
kMandarin	kōu
kMojiJoho	MJ021557 MJ021557:E0101 MJ021558:E0102
kMorohashi	30714:E0102
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+17066+140.3.4
kRSUnicode	140.4
kSMSZD2003Index	574.03
kSMSZD2003Readings	kōu粵kau1
kTaiwanTelegraph	5351
kTGHZ2013	198.100:kōu
kTotalStrokes	7
kUnihanCore2020	GHMT
kXerox	313:175
kXHC1983	0649.030:kōu