U+858C "薌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
薌
U+858C "薌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in traditional and classical texts, primarily representing the concept of fragrance or aroma, often specifically referring to the scent of grains or herbs. Its radical is the grass radical (艹), indicating its association with plants, and it appears in historical literature, such as in classical poetry and philosophical works, to evoke natural smells or the essence of ceremonial offerings. In modern usage, it is largely a less common character, preserved in proper names, specialized contexts, or to maintain a classical or poetic tone.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+858C |
| 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 | 薌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 薌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x96 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x858C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000858C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u858c |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kAlternateTotalStrokes | 16:J |
| kBigFive | EB52 |
| kCCCII | 232577 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-597D |
| kCNS1992 | 2-597D |
| kCangjie | TVHL |
| kCantonese | hoeng1 |
| kCihaiT | 1171.101 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1524.170 |
| kDefinition | fragrant smell of grain; aromatic |
| kEACC | 232577 |
| kFanqie | 許良 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4422.7 |
| kGB1 | 6028 |
| kGSR | 0714m |
| kHangul | 향:1N |
| kHanYu | 53287.010 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53287.010:xiāng,xiǎng |
| kIICore | CT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1524.170 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53287.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1060.290 |
| kIRG_GSource | G1-5C3C |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-EB52 |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-7B3D |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-6FE4 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-733F |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-597D |
| kJapanese | キョウ コウ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kJIS0213 | 1,91,29 |
| kJapaneseKun | KOKUMOTSU |
| kJapaneseOn | KYOU KOU |
| kJis1 | 5761 |
| kKangXi | 1060.290 |
| kKorean | HYANG |
| kMandarin | xiāng |
| kMeyerWempe | 708a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ022909 MJ022909:E0101 MJ022911:E0102 MJ022912:E0103 MJ022910:E0104 |
| kMorohashi | 32100:E0104 |
| kPhonetic | 463 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17095+140.3.13 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.13 |
| kSBGY | 172.19 |
| kSimplifiedVariant | "芗" U+8297 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 599.13 602.11 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | xiāng粵hoeng1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5577 |
| kTotalStrokes | 14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HMT |
| kXerox | 306:157 |
| kXHC1983 | 1257.021:xiāng |