U+86CA "蛊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蛊
U+86CA "蛊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that traditionally refers to a type of venomous insect or a poison created by placing various insects together in a sealed container, often associated with ancient Chinese folklore and black magic practices. Its meaning has also extended metaphorically to describe something that seduces or leads someone astray, such as a harmful obsession or temptation that corrupts the mind or body. In modern usage, the character appears in contexts related to poisoning, bewitchment, or any insidious influence that gradually undermines one's wellbeing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+86CA |
| 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 | 蛊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蛊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x9B 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x86CA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000086CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u86ca |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 27573F |
| kCangjie | XLIBT |
| kCantonese | gu2 |
| kDefinition | poison; venom; harm; bewitch |
| kEACC | 27573F |
| kFourCornerCode | 5010 |
| kGB0 | 2538 |
| kHanYu | 42843.060 |
| kIICore | AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42843.060 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1081.050 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-3946 |
| kIRG_JSource | JMJ-023411 |
| kIRG_TSource | T4-3526 |
| kJapanese | コ |
| kTGH | 2013:4836 |
| kKangXi | 1081.050 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5872 |
| kMandarin | gǔ |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023411 |
| kMorohashi | 32974 |
| kRSUnicode | 142.5 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 611.12 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 118.110:gǔ |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "蠱" U+8831 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 0397.110:gǔ |