U+8703 "蜃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蜃
U+8703 "蜃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily refers to a mythical creature, often described as a type of large clam or oyster that was believed to create mirages, particularly the phenomenon of "shèn qì lóu" or mirage towers, by exhaling vapor above the sea. In classical Chinese literature and folklore, it is associated with illusions and supernatural transformations, and the character itself combines the radical for "insect" or "reptile" (虫) with the phonetic component "辰" to convey its specific meaning.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8703 |
| 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 | 蜃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蜃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x9C 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8703 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008703 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8703 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B8C2 |
| kCCCII | 215669 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6649 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6649 |
| kCangjie | MVLMI |
| kCantonese | san6 |
| kCihaiT | 1190.601 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1552.010 |
| kDefinition | marine monster which can change its shape; water spouts; clams |
| kEACC | 215669 |
| kFanqie | 時忍 時刃 |
| kFourCornerCode | 7113.6 |
| kGB0 | 8255 |
| kGB1 | 8255 |
| kGSR | 0455m |
| kHangul | 신:0N |
| kHanYu | 42854.060 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42854.060:shèn |
| kHKGlyph | 3611 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1552.010 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42854.060 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1084.070 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7257 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B8C2 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6967 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E5D8 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6371 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6649 |
| kJapanese | シン ジン |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5416 |
| kJapaneseKun | OOHAMAGURI |
| kJapaneseOn | SHIN JIN |
| kJis0 | 7371 |
| kKangXi | 1084.070 |
| kKorean | SIN |
| kLau | 2665 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5763 |
| kMandarin | shèn |
| kMatthews | 5737 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2636a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023471 MJ023471:E0102 MJ023472:E0103 |
| kMorohashi | 33089 33089:E0102 |
| kNelson | 4657 |
| kPhonetic | 1129 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6510+142.6.7 C+6510+161.7.6 V+20296+142.6.7 V+20296+161.7.6 |
| kRSUnicode | 142.7 |
| kSBGY | 275.29 393.17 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 613.06 691.13 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | shèn粵san6,san5 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5763 |
| kTang | zhin |
| kTGHZ2013 | 332.020:shèn |
| kTotalStrokes | 13 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 272:330 |
| kXHC1983 | 1022.050:shèn |