U+8988 "覈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
覈
U+8988 "覈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means to examine, investigate, or verify with thoroughness and rigor. Historically, it conveys the sense of checking facts or evaluating evidence closely, often used in contexts of critical inquiry or official review. Its radical components include parts related to "see" or "view" and "pit" or "core," suggesting a deep, penetrating look into the essence of a matter. While not among the most common characters in modern Chinese writing, it appears in classical literature and formal documents where precise scrutiny is implied.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8988 |
| 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 | 覈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 覈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0xA6 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8988 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008988 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8988 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | F2F2 |
| kCCCII | 233059 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-667D |
| kCNS1992 | 2-667D |
| kCangjie | MWHSK |
| kCantonese | hat6 |
| kCihaiT | 1227.201 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1599.030 |
| kDefinition | investigate, consider, examine |
| kEACC | 4B4444 |
| kFanqie | 胡結 下革 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1024.8 |
| kGSR | 1260a |
| kHangul | 핵:1N |
| kHanYu | 42808.120 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42808.120:hé |
| kIICore | CT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1599.030 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42808.120 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1129.110 |
| kIRG_GSource | GE-4C49 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-F2F2 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6B2A |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-74CB |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-733D |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-667D |
| kJapanese | カク ケツ ギャク ゲチ ゴチ キョウ しらべる |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kJapaneseKun | SHIRABERU KIBISHII SANE |
| kJapaneseOn | KAKU GYAKU |
| kJis0 | 7510 |
| kKangXi | 1129.110 |
| kKarlgren | 329 |
| kKorean | HAYK |
| kMandarin | hé |
| kMatthews | 2093 |
| kMeyerWempe | 680d |
| kMojiJoho | MJ024211 MJ024211:E0101 MJ024212:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 34791 34791:E0101 |
| kNelson | 4280 |
| kPhonetic | 635 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6637+146.6.13 |
| kRSUnicode | 146.13 |
| kSBGY | 494.22 515.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 636.08 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | hé粵hat6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 6012 |
| kTotalStrokes | 19 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HJMT |
| kXerox | 270:323 |
| kXHC1983 | 0448.101:hé |