U+8869 "衩" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
衩
U+8869 "衩" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily refers to a type of fork or branch, especially in the context of clothing, where it denotes the slit or opening at the side or back of a garment such as a dress or robe. This character is composed of the radical for clothing (衤) on the left and the phonetic component "叉" on the right, with its pronunciation typically read as "chà" in Mandarin. It is a significant element in traditional Chinese fashion terminology and is used to describe the functional and stylistic design of garments that allow for ease of movement or a decorative flair.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8869 |
| 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 | 衩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 衩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0xA1 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8869 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008869 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8869 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | D0AE |
| kCCCII | 232D69 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-2D4F |
| kCNS1992 | 2-2D4F |
| kCangjie | LEI |
| kCantonese | caa3 |
| kCihaiT | 1210.103 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1577.010 |
| kDefinition | the open seam of a garment which allows freedom of movement |
| kEACC | 232D69 |
| kFanqie | 楚懈 楚嫁 |
| kFenn | 538H |
| kFennIndex | 9.04 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3724.0 |
| kGB0 | 8135 |
| kGB1 | 8135 |
| kHanYu | 53075.160 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53075.160:chà,chǎ |
| kIICore | BGT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1577.010 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53075.160 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1111.170 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7143 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-D0AE |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-782B |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-735D |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-5E2E |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-2D4F |
| kJapanese | サ サイ セ シャ |
| kTGH | 2013:4046 |
| kJIS0213 | 2,88,11 |
| kJapaneseOn | SAI SHA SA |
| kJis1 | 6020 |
| kKangXi | 1111.170 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5908 |
| kMandarin | chǎ |
| kMatthews | 100 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023894 |
| kMorohashi | 34106 |
| kPhonetic | 11 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+18639+145.5.3 |
| kRSUnicode | 145.3 |
| kSBGY | 384.02 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 627.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | chà粵caa3 chǎ粵caa3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 9171 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 035.070:chǎ 035.160:chà |
| kTotalStrokes | 8 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 277:102 |
| kXHC1983 | 0114.140:chǎ 0115.080:chà |