U+8729 "蜩" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蜩
U+8729 "蜩" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a type of cicada, specifically the small or common cicada known for its distinctive, often shrill sound in summer. In classical Chinese literature and poetry, this character is used metaphorically to evoke the hot, languid atmosphere of the season or to symbolize the fleeting nature of life, as cicadas are known for their brief adult lifespan. It appears in ancient texts such as the “Shijing” (Book of Songs) and remains a part of modern Chinese vocabulary, typically referring to the insect itself or being used in compound words related to cicadas.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8729 |
| 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 | 蜩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蜩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x9C 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8729 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008729 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8729 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | BB6D |
| kCCCII | 232A59 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6A75 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6A75 |
| kCangjie | LIBGR |
| kCantonese | tiu4 |
| kCihaiT | 1192.505 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1553.260 |
| kDefinition | cicada, broad locust |
| kEACC | 232A59 |
| kFanqie | 徒聊 |
| kFourCornerCode | 5712.0 |
| kGB0 | 8272 |
| kGB1 | 8272 |
| kGSR | 1083v |
| kHangul | 조:1N |
| kHanYu | 42865.020 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42865.020:tiáo,diào |
| kIICore | AGTJ |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1553.260 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42865.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1086.230 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7268 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-BB6D |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6973 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-71DD |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-6D31 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6A75 |
| kJapanese | チョウ ジョウ チュウ ジュ せみ ひぐらし |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5710 |
| kJapaneseKun | SEMI HIGURASHI |
| kJapaneseOn | CHOU |
| kJis0 | 7383 |
| kKangXi | 1086.230 |
| kKorean | CO |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5781 |
| kMandarin | tiáo |
| kMatthews | 6297 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3135c |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023514 MJ023514:E0101 MJ023515:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 33166 33166:E0101 |
| kNelson | 4151 |
| kPhonetic | 80 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6522+142.6.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 142.8 |
| kSBGY | 145.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 615.01 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | tiáo粵tiu4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5781 |
| kTang | dheu |
| kTGHZ2013 | 366.100:tiáo |
| kTotalStrokes | 14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kXerox | 300:316 |
| kXHC1983 | 1140.030:tiáo |