U+8D24 "贤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+8D24 "贤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that fundamentally conveys the concept of virtue, worthiness, or moral excellence, often referring to a person of outstanding talent and integrity. In traditional contexts, it is used to describe a wise and able individual, such as a sage or a virtuous official, and appears in classical texts like the Confucian Analects. Its modern usage extends to forming words like "贤惠" (virtuous and kind, typically describing a wife) or "贤能" (talented and virtuous), and it remains a common component in personal names and idioms, emphasizing ethical character and capability. The character is also present in Japanese and Korean vocabulary, where it retains similar connotations of moral worth and intelligence.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
贤 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
贤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE8 0xB4 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x8D24 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00008D24 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u8d24 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
275A30 |
| kCangjie |
LEBO |
| kCantonese |
jin4 |
| kDefinition |
virtuous, worthy, good; able |
| kEACC |
275A30 |
| kFourCornerCode |
2780 |
| kGB0 |
4745 |
| kHanYu |
63626.110 |
| kIICore |
AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
63626.110 |
| kIRGKangXi |
1213.211 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-4F4D |
| kTGH |
2013:1074 |
| kKangXi |
1213.211 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
6343 |
| kMandarin |
xián |
| kRSUnicode |
154'.4 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
664.07 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
398.010:xián |
| kTotalStrokes |
8 |
| kTraditionalVariant |
"賢" U+8CE2 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
G |
| kXHC1983 |
1247.070:xián |