U+83FC "菼" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
菼
U+83FC "菼" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character used in classical and literary contexts. It primarily refers to a type of rush or reed, specifically the early growth of the Miscanthus plant, which is a tall grass often found in wetlands and used historically for thatching or weaving. The character is composed of the radical for grass (艹) and the phonetic component 炎, reflecting both its botanical meaning and sound. While not common in modern everyday Chinese, it appears in ancient texts and poetry to describe lush vegetation or the specific reed species, and its usage is largely confined to specialized or historical references within the broader East Asian writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+83FC |
| 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 | 菼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 菼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x8F 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x83FC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000083FC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u83fc |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | DB65 |
| kCCCII | 227E56 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-3F4A |
| kCNS1992 | 2-3F4A |
| kCangjie | TFF |
| kCantonese | taam2 |
| kCihaiT | 1148.104 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1499.060 |
| kDefinition | rush or sedge |
| kEACC | 227E56 |
| kFanqie | 吐敢 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4480.9 |
| kGB3 | 7358 |
| kGB8 | 9437 |
| kGSR | 0617j |
| kHanYu | 53239.070 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53239.070:tǎn |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1499.060 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53239.070 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1040.130 |
| kIRG_GSource | G3-695A |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-DB65 |
| kIRG_JSource | J1-5844 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-6E25 |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-5837 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-3F4A |
| kJapanese | タン |
| kTGH | 2013:7130 |
| kJapaneseKun | OGI |
| kJapaneseOn | TAN |
| kJis1 | 5636 |
| kKangXi | 1040.130 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5485 |
| kMandarin | tǎn |
| kMatthews | 6077 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2934b |
| kMojiJoho | MJ022182 MJ022182:E0101 MJ022183:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 31240:E0102 |
| kPhonetic | 1568 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+19742+140.3.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.8 |
| kSBGY | 332.36 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 587.01 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | tǎn粵taam2 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5485 |
| kTang | tɑ̌m |
| kTGHZ2013 | 359.010:tǎn |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 306:127 |
| kXHC1983 | 1115.080:tǎn |