U+8525 "蔥" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蔥
U+8525 "蔥" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character primarily meaning "onion" or "scallion," often used in East Asian languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. This ideograph belongs to the radical for grass or plants (艹) and is commonly associated with the Allium family of vegetables. In culinary contexts, it refers to the green stalk and bulb used for flavoring dishes, while in traditional Chinese medicine, it is valued for its warming properties and ability to promote circulation. The character also appears in compounds like "大蔥" (Chinese onion) and "洋蔥" (onion), reflecting its role in both everyday cooking and cultural symbolism.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8525 |
| 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 | 蔥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蔥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x94 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8525 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008525 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8525 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | BDB5 |
| kCCCII | 215575 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6E5E |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6E5E |
| kCangjie | THWP |
| kCantonese | cung1 |
| kCihaiT | 1165.305 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1517.240 |
| kDefinition | scallions, onions, leeks |
| kEACC | 215575 |
| kFanqie | 倉紅 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4433.2 |
| kGSR | 1199g |
| kHangul | 총:0N |
| kHanYu | 53281.020 |
| kHanyuPinlu | cōng(9) |
| kIICore | ATKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1517.240 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53281.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1055.110 |
| kIRG_GSource | GE-4A33 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-BDB5 |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-7668 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-EEB0 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-7547 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6E5E |
| kJapanese | ソウ ス |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kJIS0213 | 2,86,72 |
| kJapaneseKun | NEGI |
| kJapaneseOn | SOU |
| kJis1 | 5724 |
| kKangXi | 1055.110 |
| kKorean | CHONG |
| kLau | 426 |
| kMandarin | cōng |
| kMojiJoho | MJ022711 MJ022711:E0101 MJ022710:E0102 MJ022712:E0103 MJ058531:E0104 |
| kMorohashi | 31825:E0102 |
| kPhonetic | 326 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+18536+140.3.11 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.11 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+8471<kLau |
| kSimplifiedVariant | "葱" U+8471 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 598.01 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5595 |
| kTotalStrokes | 14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HKMPT |
| kXerox | 323:057 |
| kXHC1983 | 0177.091:cōng |