U+8792 "螒" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+8792 "螒" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily refers to a small insect, specifically a type of moth or a creature that damages silkworms, and is sometimes associated with the broader concept of an insect that bores or eats through leaves. This character is composed of the radical “虫” (insect) on the left and the phonetic component “𠂉” or a related element on the right, reflecting its classification within the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) unified ideograph system. In modern usage, it is a rare or historical character, not commonly encountered in everyday writing, but it appears in classical Chinese texts and dictionaries that document less common insect names. The code point U+8792 is part of the Unicode Standard’s extensive block for CJK ideographs, ensuring consistent digital representation across platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+8792
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 螒
HTML Hex Encoding 螒
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE8 0x9E 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0x8792
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00008792
C/C++/Java Escape \u8792

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Han
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes
Unified Ideograph Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive EB5F
kCCCII 232B47
kCNS1986 2-5A2D
kCNS1992 2-5A2D
kCangjie JJOLI
kCantonese hon6
kCihaiT 1195.504
kDaeJaweon 1558.090
kFanqie 侯旰
kFourCornerCode 5803.6
kGB3 8427
kHanYu 42877.010
kHanyuPinyin 42877.010:hàn
kIRGDaeJaweon 1558.090
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 42877.010
kIRGKangXi 1093.080
kIRG_GSource G3-743B
kIRG_HSource HB2-EB5F
kIRG_JSource JMJ-023637
kIRG_KPSource KP1-7245
kIRG_KSource K2-5C6F
kIRG_TSource T2-5A2D
kJapanese カン ガン
kKangXi 1093.080
kMandarin hàn
kMojiJoho MJ023637
kMorohashi 33395
kRSUnicode 142.10
kSBGY 400.23
kTotalStrokes 16
kUnihanCore2020 HMT