U+85A4 "薤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
薤
U+85A4 "薤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily refers to a type of plant, commonly known as the Chinese chive or Allium chinense, which is a perennial herb in the onion family with edible bulbs and leaves used in East Asian cuisine. Beyond its botanical meaning, the character also appears in classical Chinese literature and poetry, often symbolizing things that are ephemeral or easily broken, as the plant's leaves are delicate and fleeting. In modern usage, it is less common in everyday writing but retains significance in botanical, culinary, and literary contexts, particularly in traditional Chinese medicine where the bulb is valued for its health benefits.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+85A4 |
| 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 | 薤 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 薤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x96 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x85A4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000085A4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u85a4 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | EDFC |
| kCCCII | 23263D |
| kCNS1986 | 2-5E69 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-5E69 |
| kCangjie | TMNM |
| kCantonese | haai6 |
| kCihaiT | 1170.101 |
| kCowles | 920 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1526.070 |
| kDefinition | Allium bakeri; shallots, scallion |
| kEACC | 23263D |
| kFanqie | 胡介 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4421.1 |
| kGB0 | 6215 |
| kGB1 | 6215 |
| kGSR | 1240g |
| kHangul | 해:1N |
| kHanYu | 53300.150 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53300.150:xiè |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1526.070 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53300.150 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1061.400 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5E2F |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-EDFC |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6926 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-6FEB |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-7338 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-5E69 |
| kJapanese | カイ ガイ ケイ ゲイ にら おおにら |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:6049 |
| kJapaneseKun | RAKKYOU |
| kJapaneseOn | KAI KEI |
| kJis0 | 7306 |
| kKangXi | 1061.400 |
| kKorean | HAY |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5648 |
| kMandarin | xiè |
| kMatthews | 2645 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ022955 MJ022955:E0101 MJ022956:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 32141:E0102 |
| kNelson | 4059 |
| kPhonetic | 1284 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6445+140.3.13 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.13 |
| kSBGY | 385.32 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 602.02 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | xiè粵haai6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5648 |
| kTang | hæ̀i |
| kTGHZ2013 | 406.130:xiè |
| kTotalStrokes | 16 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kXerox | 275:135 |
| kXHC1983 | 1277.090:xiè |