U+85BF "薿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+85BF "薿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character classified under the radical for grass or plants. It is primarily used in classical or literary Chinese texts, often describing lush, abundant vegetation or the thriving growth of plants, evoking an image of dense, verdant foliage. This character is not commonly found in modern everyday usage, but it appears in historical poetry and philosophical writings, where it contributes to vivid natural imagery. Its pronunciation and meaning are tied to traditional lexicons, and it serves as an example of the depth and specificity of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) unified ideograph system, preserving linguistic heritage from ancient East Asian literature.

General Properties

Code Point	U+85BF
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	薿
HTML Hex Encoding	薿
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE8 0x96 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x85BF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000085BF
C/C++/Java Escape	\u85bf

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Han
Script Extensions	Han
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
Unified Ideograph	Yes

Unihan Properties

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kCCCII	232672
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kCNS1992	2-6278
kCangjie	TPKO
kCantonese	ji5
kCihaiT	1174.501
kDaeJaweon	1528.090
kDefinition	flower
kEACC	232672
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kGB3	7528
kGSR	0956e
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kHanyuPinyin	53315.010:nǐ
kIRGDaeJaweon	1528.090
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	53315.010
kIRGKangXi	1063.190
kIRG_GSource	G3-6B3C
kIRG_HSource	HB2-F0AE
kIRG_JSource	J1-596E
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-702A
kIRG_KSource	K2-5A3C
kIRG_TSource	T2-6278
kJapanese	ギ ギョク ゴク ゴキ
kTGH	2013:7923
kJapaneseKun	SHIGIRU
kJapaneseOn	GI GYOKU GOKU
kJis1	5778
kKangXi	1063.190
kMandarin	nǐ
kMeyerWempe	862b
kMojiJoho	MJ023015 MJ023015:E0101 MJ023016:E0102
kMorohashi	32219:E0102
kPhonetic	1538A
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+22386+140.3.14
kRSUnicode	140.14
kSBGY	254.12 528.62
kTaiwanTelegraph	5656
kTang	ngiə̌
kTGHZ2013	265.110:nǐ
kTotalStrokes	17
kUnihanCore2020	GHMT
kXerox	313:300
kXHC1983	0828.050:nǐ