U+8556 "蕖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蕖
U+8556 "蕖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily refers to the lotus plant, specifically its flower, and is often used in classical Chinese literature and poetry to evoke elegance and purity. It appears in compound terms like "芙蓉" (fú róng), another name for the lotus, and carries cultural connotations of beauty and spiritual refinement in East Asian traditions. While not as common in modern everyday usage, it remains a recognized component of classical texts and artistic expressions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8556 |
| 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 | 蕖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蕖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x95 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8556 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008556 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8556 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | EAF8 |
| kCCCII | 232536 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-5964 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-5964 |
| kCangjie | TESD |
| kCantonese | keoi4 |
| kCihaiT | 1168.201 |
| kCowles | 2023 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1520.280 |
| kDefinition | lotus, water-lily |
| kEACC | 232536 |
| kFanqie | 強魚 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4490.4 |
| kGB0 | 6201 |
| kGB1 | 6201 |
| kHangul | 거:1N |
| kHanYu | 53284.070 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53284.070:qú |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1520.280 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53284.070 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1057.430 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5E21 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-EAF8 |
| kIRG_JSource | J1-5947 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-6F72 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-577B |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-5964 |
| kJapanese | キョ ゴ いも |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5654 |
| kJapaneseKun | OYAIMO |
| kJapaneseOn | KYO GO |
| kJis1 | 5739 |
| kKangXi | 1057.430 |
| kKorean | KE |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5608 |
| kMandarin | qú |
| kMeyerWempe | 1317a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ022796 MJ022796:E0101 MJ022797:E0102 MJ022798:E0103 MJ022795:E0104 |
| kMorohashi | 31962:E0104 |
| kPhonetic | 679 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+19749+140.3.12 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.12 |
| kSBGY | 067.19 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 599.03 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | qú粵keoi4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5608 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 308.060:qú |
| kTotalStrokes | 14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 306:146 |
| kXHC1983 | 0944.050:qú |