U+8816 "蠖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蠖
U+8816 "蠖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character used in both classical and modern contexts, primarily referring to a type of caterpillar or inchworm, specifically the looper caterpillar known for its distinctive looping gait. This character appears in ancient texts and natural history writings, often symbolizing transformation or the slow, measured movement associated with these insects. While its usage is less common in everyday modern Chinese, it retains significance in literary and zoological descriptions, and it is also found in Japanese kanji with similar meanings.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8816 |
| 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 | 蠖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蠖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0xA0 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8816 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008816 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8816 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | F4C9 |
| kCCCII | 232C6B |
| kCNS1986 | 2-6975 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-6975 |
| kCangjie | LITOE |
| kCantonese | wok6 |
| kCihaiT | 1200.205 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1564.370 |
| kDefinition | inch-worm; looper caterpillar |
| kEACC | 232C6B |
| kFanqie | 烏郭 |
| kFourCornerCode | 5414.7 |
| kGB0 | 8322 |
| kGB1 | 8322 |
| kGSR | 0784n |
| kHanYu | 42895.100 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42895.100:huò,yuè |
| kIICore | CT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1564.370 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42895.100 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1101.010 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7336 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-F4C9 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6A3F |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-72E5 |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-5D61 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-6975 |
| kJapanese | カク ワク |
| kTGH | 2013:6390 |
| kJapaneseKun | KAKURERU SHIRIZOKU |
| kJapaneseOn | KAKU WAKU |
| kJis0 | 7431 |
| kKangXi | 1101.010 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5863 |
| kMandarin | huò |
| kMatthews | 2208 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3782b |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023792 MJ023792:E0101 MJ023793:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 33752:E0102 |
| kPhonetic | 1454 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6564+142.6.13 |
| kRSUnicode | 142.14 |
| kSBGY | 509.23 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 623.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | huò粵wok6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5863 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 152.070:huò |
| kTotalStrokes | 19 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kXerox | 262:363 |
| kXHC1983 | 0515.060:huò |