U+86C7 "蛇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蛇
U+86C7 "蛇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a logogram representing the concept of a snake or serpent, widely used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems. Its composition combines the radical "虫" (insect or reptile) with the phonetic component "它" (ta, meaning "other"), reflecting its classification as a crawling creature. In Chinese culture, 蛇 carries symbolic weight, often associated with wisdom, transformation, and danger, and it is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. The character also features in various idioms and traditional medical terms, highlighting its deep integration into East Asian language and thought.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+86C7 |
| 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 | 蛇 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蛇 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x9B 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x86C7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000086C7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u86c7 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B344 |
| kCCCII | 215658 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5D2A |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5D2A |
| kCangjie | LIJP |
| kCantonese | se4 |
| kCihaiT | 1188.105 |
| kCowles | 3874 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1548.360 |
| kDefinition | snake |
| kEACC | 215658 |
| kFanqie | 弋支 託何 食遮 |
| kFenn | 322D |
| kFennIndex | 441.06 |
| kFourCornerCode | 5311.1 |
| kGB0 | 4163 |
| kGB1 | 4163 |
| kGradeLevel | 2 |
| kGSR | 0004l |
| kHangul | 사:0E |
| kHanYu | 42845.080 |
| kHanyuPinlu | shé(68) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42845.080:shé,yí,tuó,chí |
| kHKGlyph | 3595 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1548.360 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42845.080 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1080.200 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-495F |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B344 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3C58 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E0F4 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5E6F |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5D2A |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-657D |
| kJapanese | ジャ ダ タ シャ チ イ ヤ ジ へび |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:2280 |
| kJapaneseKun | HEBI |
| kJapaneseOn | JA I DA |
| kJis0 | 2856 |
| kKangXi | 1080.200 |
| kKorean | SA I |
| kLau | 2711 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5748 |
| kMandarin | shé |
| kMatthews | 5698 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2662 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023408 |
| kMorohashi | 32964 |
| kNelson | 4130 |
| kPhonetic | 1368 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2308+142.6.5 |
| kRSUnicode | 142.5 |
| kSBGY | 041.42 160.47 165.34 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 611.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | shé粵se4 yí粵ji4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5748 |
| kTang | *jhia tɑ |
| kTGHZ2013 | 328.190:shé |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | xà |
| kXerox | 250:125 |
| kXHC1983 | 1010.080:shé 1360.140:yí |