U+83D3 "菓" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+83D3 "菓" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "fruit" or "confection," often appearing in compound words related to sweets or pastries, such as "菓子" (kashi) in Japanese, which refers to traditional confections. Originating from the radical for grass or plants, its structure combines "艹" (grass) with the phonetic component "果" (fruit), reinforcing its association with edible plant-based items. While it shares the same meaning as the more common character "果," "菓" carries a nuanced emphasis on processed or decorative fruit treats, particularly in East Asian cultural contexts where it appears in historical texts and modern confectionery names. Its usage spans Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems, though it is less frequent in everyday simplified Chinese, where "果" is typically preferred for "fruit."
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
菓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
菓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE8 0x8F 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x83D3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000083D3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u83d3 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
227E7B |
| kCNS1986 |
E-3E59 |
| kCNS1992 |
3-3E59 |
| kCangjie |
TWD |
| kCantonese |
gwo2 |
| kCihaiT |
1147.501 |
| kCowles |
2097 |
| kDaeJaweon |
1496.050 |
| kDefinition |
fruits, nuts, berries |
| kEACC |
227E7B |
| kFanqie |
古火 |
| kFennIndex |
281.02 |
| kFourCornerCode |
4490.4 |
| kGradeLevel |
1 |
| kHangul |
과:0N |
| kHanYu |
53233.050 |
| kHanyuPinyin |
53233.050:guǒ |
| kIICore |
ATJHKP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
1496.050 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
53233.050 |
| kIRGKangXi |
1037.290 |
| kIRG_GSource |
GE-495F |
| kIRG_HSource |
H-8F58 |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-325B |
| kIRG_KPSource |
KP0-D3E7 |
| kIRG_KSource |
K0-4E22 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T3-3E59 |
| kJapanese |
カ |
| kJoyoKanji |
2010 |
| kKoreanName |
2015 |
| kJapaneseKun |
KUDAMONO KASHI |
| kJapaneseOn |
KA |
| kJis0 |
1859 |
| kKangXi |
1037.290 |
| kKarlgren |
479 |
| kKorean |
KWA |
| kLau |
1046 |
| kMandarin |
guǒ |
| kMatthews |
3733 |
| kMeyerWempe |
1411 |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ022095 MJ022095:E0102 MJ022096:E0103 |
| kMorohashi |
31168' 31168':E0102 31168:E0103 |
| kNelson |
3980 |
| kPhonetic |
744 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+1371+140.3.8 V+13667+140.4.8 |
| kRSUnicode |
140.8 |
| kSBGY |
305.15 |
| kSemanticVariant |
U+679C<kFenn |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
588.10 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph |
5470 |
| kTotalStrokes |
11 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
HJKP |
| kXerox |
315:373 |
| kXHC1983 |
0427.020:guǒ |