U+843C "萼" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
萼
U+843C "萼" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily denotes the calyx of a flower, specifically the sepals that enclose and protect the flower bud. In botanical terms, it refers to the leafy structure at the base of a flower's petals. Beyond its literal meaning, the character also appears in classical Chinese literature and poetry as a component in compound words, often associated with floral imagery or the natural world. Its usage is not limited to scientific contexts; it also carries cultural and aesthetic significance in traditional East Asian art and writing, where it evokes notions of growth, protection, and the beauty of blossoming plants.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+843C |
| 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 | 萼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 萼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x90 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x843C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000843C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u843c |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B8B0 |
| kCCCII | 215554 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6637 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6637 |
| kCangjie | TRRS |
| kCantonese | ngok6 |
| kCihaiT | 1156.102 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1503.190 |
| kDefinition | the stem and calyx of a flower; a younger brother |
| kEACC | 215554 |
| kFanqie | 五各 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4420.7 |
| kGB0 | 6164 |
| kGB1 | 6164 |
| kHangul | 악:1N |
| kHanYu | 53249.040 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53249.040:è |
| kHKGlyph | 3501 |
| kIICore | AGTJHM |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1503.190 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53249.040 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1043.100 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5D60 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B8B0 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6855 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-6EBC |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-6633 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6637 |
| kJapanese | ガク うてな |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5086 |
| kJapaneseKun | UTENA |
| kJapaneseOn | GAKU |
| kJis0 | 7253 |
| kKangXi | 1043.100 |
| kKorean | AK |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5501 |
| kMandarin | è |
| kMatthews | 4794 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ022280 MJ022280:E0101 MJ022281:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 31361:E0102 |
| kNelson | 3987 |
| kPhonetic | 973 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6398+140.3.9 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.9 |
| kSBGY | 506.40 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+855A<kSMSZD2003Index:T |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 589.10 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | è粵ngok6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5501 9795 |
| kTang | ngɑk |
| kTGHZ2013 | 087.120:è |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kXerox | 277:065 |
| kXHC1983 | 0284.130:è |