U+8DEF "路" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

路

U+8DEF "路" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a fundamental ideograph in the Chinese writing system, meaning "road," "path," or "route." It is composed of the radical for "foot" or "leg" on the left side and the phonetic component "各" on the right, reflecting its etymological connection to traveling or stepping along a way. This character appears not only in standard Mandarin but also in Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, where it carries similar meanings related to pathways, journeys, or methods. In everyday usage, "路" is central to compound words such as "道路" for road, "路标" for signpost, and "思路" for train of thought, underscoring its role in both concrete and abstract concepts of direction and progression. The form has evolved from ancient oracle bone script through bronze inscriptions to its modern standardized shape, making it a rich symbol of connectivity and movement across cultures and centuries.

General Properties

Code Point	U+8DEF
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	路
HTML Hex Encoding	路
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE8 0xB7 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x8DEF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00008DEF
C/C++/Java Escape	\u8def

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	B8F4
kCCCII	215A65
kCNS1986	1-667B
kCNS1992	1-667B
kCangjie	RMHER
kCantonese	lou6
kCihaiT	1289.604
kCowles	2426
kDaeJaweon	1697.060
kDefinition	road, path, street; journey
kEACC	215A65
kFanqie	洛故
kFenn	713B
kFennIndex	319.08
kFourCornerCode	6716.4
kGB0	3423
kGB1	3423
kGradeLevel	1
kGSR	0766l'
kHangul	노:0 로:0E
kHanYu	63704.060
kHanyuPinlu	lù(1987)
kHanyuPinyin	63704.060:lù,luò
kHKGlyph	3981
kIICore	AGTJHKMP
kIRGDaeJaweon	1697.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	63704.060
kIRGKangXi	1225.220
kIRG_GSource	G0-4237
kIRG_HSource	HB1-B8F4
kIRG_JSource	J0-4F29
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-D8D8
kIRG_KSource	K0-5658
kIRG_TSource	T1-667B
kIRG_VSource	V1-6851
kJapanese	ロラクじみち
kJoyoKanji	2010
kKoreanEducationHanja	2007
kTGH	2013:2918
kJapaneseKun	JI MICHI
kJapaneseOn	RO
kJis0	4709
kKangXi	1225.220
kKarlgren	411
kKorean	LO
kLau	1943
kMainlandTelegraph	6424
kMandarin	lù
kMatthews	4181
kMeyerWempe	1629
kMojiJoho	MJ025309
kMorohashi	37524
kNelson	4561
kPhonetic	646 826
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+4047+157.7.6
kRSUnicode	157.6
kSBGY	367.13
kSMSZD2003Index	677.01
kSMSZD2003Readings	lù粵lou6
kTaiwanTelegraph	6424
kTang	*lò
kTGHZ2013	234.080:lù
kTotalStrokes	13
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kVietnamese	lộ
kXerox	241:365
kXHC1983	0738.080:lù