U+8788 "螈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
螈
U+8788 "螈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily refers to a type of amphibian, specifically the salamander or newt, often appearing in the compound word "蝾螈" (rong yuan) which denotes these creatures. This character is composed of the radical for insect or reptile, suggesting its biological classification, and a phonetic component. It is used in modern Chinese and Japanese kanji, though less frequently in everyday vocabulary, appearing more in scientific or zoological contexts to identify certain aquatic or semi aquatic amphibians.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8788 |
| 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 | 螈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 螈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x9E 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8788 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008788 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8788 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | EB60 |
| kCCCII | 232B48 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-5A2E |
| kCNS1992 | 2-5A2E |
| kCangjie | LIMHF |
| kCantonese | jyun4 |
| kCihaiT | 1195.203 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1557.200 |
| kDefinition | a silkworm |
| kEACC | 232B48 |
| kFanqie | 愚袁 |
| kFourCornerCode | 5119.6 |
| kGB0 | 8302 |
| kGB1 | 8302 |
| kHanYu | 42877.110 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42877.110:yuán |
| kIICore | CT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1557.200 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42877.110 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1092.310 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7322 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-EB60 |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-7B5C |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-7257 |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-5C69 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-5A2E |
| kJapanese | ゲン ガン なつご |
| kTGH | 2013:6099 |
| kJIS0213 | 1,91,60 |
| kJapaneseKun | IMORI |
| kJapaneseOn | GEN GAN |
| kJis1 | 5929 |
| kKangXi | 1092.310 |
| kMandarin | yuán |
| kMeyerWempe | 3669l |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023627 |
| kMorohashi | 33372 |
| kPhonetic | 1629 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+15098+142.6.10 |
| kRSUnicode | 142.10 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 618.08 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | yuán粵jyun4 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 452.020:yuán |
| kTotalStrokes | 16 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 321:130 |
| kXHC1983 | 1423.040:yuán |