U+8DE8 "跨" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

跨

U+8DE8 "跨" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means to step across, straddle, or go beyond, and it is composed of the radical meaning foot or leg above a phonetic component suggesting crossing or spanning. This character is commonly used in contexts involving physically stepping over an obstacle, such as crossing a threshold or mounting a horse, as well as in abstract expressions like highlighting across generations or bridging geographical and cultural boundaries. It also appears in technical terms for spanning structures like bridges or administrative divisions, reflecting its core semantic sense of overcoming spatial or metaphorical gaps. In modern usage, "跨" frequently forms compounds in fields ranging from transportation and sports to business and technology, where it conveys the idea of interdisciplinary or cross sectoral linkage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+8DE8
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	跨
HTML Hex Encoding	跨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE8 0xB7 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0x8DE8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00008DE8
C/C++/Java Escape	\u8de8

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

kBigFive	B8F3
kCCCII	215A61
kCNS1986	1-667A
kCNS1992	1-667A
kCangjie	RMKMS
kCantonese	kwaa3
kCihaiT	1289.505
kCowles	2113
kDaeJaweon	1696.170
kDefinition	straddle, bestride, ride; carry
kEACC	215A61
kFanqie	苦瓜苦瓦苦故苦化
kFenn	242E
kFennIndex	264.10
kFourCornerCode	6412.7
kGB0	3171
kGB1	3171
kGradeLevel	6
kGSR	0043d
kHangul	과:0N
kHanYu	63700.090
kHanyuPinlu	kuà(62)
kHanyuPinyin	63700.090:kuà,kù,kuā,kuǎ
kHKGlyph	3980
kIICore	AGTJHKMP
kIRGDaeJaweon	1696.170
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	63700.090
kIRGKangXi	1225.010
kIRG_GSource	G0-3F67
kIRG_HSource	HB1-B8F3
kIRG_JSource	J0-3859
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-D3EA
kIRG_KSource	K0-4E25
kIRG_TSource	T1-667A
kJapanese	コケクカカイまたがるまたぐ
kJinmeiyoKanji	2010
kKoreanName	2015
kTGH	2013:2913
kJapaneseKun	MATAGU MATAGARU
kJapaneseOn	KO KA
kJis0	2457
kKangXi	1225.010
kKarlgren	438
kKorean	KWA
kMainlandTelegraph	6421
kMandarin	kuà
kMatthews	3531
kMeyerWempe	1352b
kMojiJoho	MJ025300 MJ025300:E0101 MJ025301:E0102
kMorohashi	37504 37504:E0101
kNelson	4557
kPhonetic	701
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+1933+157.7.6
kRSUnicode	157.6
kSBGY	166.19 309.53 370.06 424.01
kSMSZD2003Index	676.08
kSMSZD2003Readings	kuà粵kwaa1,kwaa3
kTaiwanTelegraph	6421
kTang	kuà
kTGHZ2013	200.110:kuà
kTotalStrokes	13
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kXerox	255:275
kXHC1983	0656.050:kuà