U+8DFD "跽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8DFD "跽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that traditionally depicts the posture of kneeling with the body erect and the buttocks resting on the heels, a respectful kneeling position distinct from other forms of prostration or sitting. This character appears in classical Chinese texts and historical contexts, often describing a formal or deferential stance observed in rituals, courtly settings, or when addressing a superior. Its composition includes the radical for "foot" (足) on the left, indicating its connection to leg or foot positioning, combined with a phonetic component on the right that hints at its pronunciation, which is read as "jì" in Mandarin. While less common in modern everyday usage, the character "跽" retains significance in scholarly discussions of ancient customs, etiquette, and the evolution of Chinese script, providing insight into how physical postures were lexically encoded in traditional Chinese culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+8DFD
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	跽
HTML Hex Encoding	跽
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE8 0xB7 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding	0x8DFD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00008DFD
C/C++/Java Escape	\u8dfd

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	E45B
kCCCII	233941
kCNS1986	2-4E43
kCNS1992	2-4E43
kCangjie	RMSUP
kCantonese	gei6
kCihaiT	1291.106
kDaeJaweon	1698.060
kDefinition	to kneel for a long time, to go down on hands and knees
kEACC	233941
kFanqie	曁几
kFourCornerCode	6713.1
kGB0	8553
kGB1	8553
kGSR	0953x
kHanYu	63711.020
kHanyuPinyin	63711.020:jì
kIRGDaeJaweon	1698.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	63711.020
kIRGKangXi	1226.110
kIRG_GSource	G0-7555
kIRG_HSource	HB2-E45B
kIRG_JSource	J14-7940
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-7AD5
kIRG_KSource	K2-635D
kIRG_TSource	T2-4E43
kJapanese	キ ギ ひざまづく まがる ひざまずく
kTGH	2013:7673
kJIS0213	2,89,32
kJapaneseKun	HIZAMAZUKU
kJapaneseOn	KI GI
kJis1	6383
kKangXi	1226.110
kKarlgren	320
kKorean	KI
kMainlandTelegraph	6427
kMandarin	jì
kMatthews	434
kMeyerWempe	1114d
kMojiJoho	MJ025319
kMorohashi	37549
kPhonetic	600
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+18725+157.7.7
kRSUnicode	157.7
kSBGY	250.35
kSMSZD2003Index	677.11
kSMSZD2003Readings	jì粵gei6
kTaiwanTelegraph	6427
kTGHZ2013	159.130:jì
kTotalStrokes	14
kUnihanCore2020	GHMT
kXerox	300:355
kXHC1983	0536.020:jì