U+8605 "蘅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蘅
U+8605 "蘅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character primarily used in classical and literary contexts, referring to a type of aromatic herb or plant, specifically the *Asarum* or wild ginger, often associated with the fragrance of virtue or beauty in traditional poetry. It appears in classical texts and compound words, such as "蘅芜" (heng wu), which denotes a fragrant vine or a poetic term for a fragrant, secluded place. In modern usage, the character is rare in everyday language but persists in names, historical literature, and as a stylistic element in calligraphy, carrying connotations of elegance and natural purity rooted in ancient Chinese culture.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8605 |
| 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 | 蘅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蘅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x98 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8605 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008605 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8605 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | F4C1 |
| kCCCII | 232771 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-696D |
| kCNS1992 | 2-696D |
| kCangjie | THON |
| kCantonese | hang4 |
| kCihaiT | 1179.401 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1533.260 |
| kDefinition | a fragrant plant with a medicinal root, a type of wild ginger |
| kEACC | 232771 |
| kFanqie | 戶庚 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4422.1 |
| kGB0 | 6231 |
| kGB1 | 6231 |
| kGSR | 0748j |
| kHanYu | 53326.120 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53326.120:héng |
| kIICore | BGTH |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1533.260 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53326.120 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1068.020 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5E3F |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-F4C1 |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-7B47 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-7077 |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-5A5E |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-696D |
| kJapanese | コウ ギョウ |
| kTGH | 2013:6373 |
| kJIS0213 | 1,91,39 |
| kJapaneseOn | KOU GYOU |
| kJis1 | 5804 |
| kKangXi | 1068.020 |
| kLau | 1131 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5683 |
| kMandarin | héng |
| kMatthews | 2105 |
| kMeyerWempe | 672c |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023145 MJ023145:E0101 MJ023146:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 32422:E0102 |
| kPhonetic | 436 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17101+140.3.16 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.16 |
| kSBGY | 187.31 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 605.06 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | héng粵hang4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5683 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 137.020:héng |
| kTotalStrokes | 19 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 300:307 |
| kXHC1983 | 0460.060:héng |