U+8977 "襷" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+8977 "襷" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that represents a type of sleeve or armband, often associated with traditional East Asian clothing, such as the cords or ties used to hold up sleeves while working. In Japanese, this character is used in the word "tasuki" (襷), referring to a sash or cord worn diagonally across the chest or tied around the sleeves, commonly seen in martial arts, sumo, or festival wear. The character is composed of the radical for clothing (衤) on the left and the phonetic component "舉" on the right, reflecting its connection to garments and the action of lifting. Its usage is relatively niche in modern writing but persists in historical and cultural contexts related to attire and ceremonial dress.

General Properties

Code Point U+8977
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 襷
HTML Hex Encoding 襷
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE8 0xA5 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x8977
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00008977
C/C++/Java Escape \u8977

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

kCangjie LHCJ
kCantonese geoi2
kDaeJaweon 1594.310
kDefinition a cord for holding up sleeves
kEACC 696B27
kFourCornerCode 3725.2
kHanYu 53122.081
kIICore CJ
kIRGDaeJaweon 1594.310
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 53122.081
kIRGKangXi 1127.261
kIRG_GSource GE-4C44
kIRG_HSource H-9C5D
kIRG_JSource J0-6B27
kIRG_TSource TF-684A
kJapanese たすき
kJapaneseKun TASUKI
kJis0 7507
kKangXi 1127.261
kMandarin
kMojiJoho MJ024185
kMorohashi 34737
kNelson 4272
kPhonetic 672*
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 C+6634+145.5.17
kRSUnicode 145.18
kTotalStrokes 22
kUnihanCore2020 HJ