U+9326 "錦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
錦
U+9326 "錦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a logogram used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, where it represents the concept of "brocade" or "splendid silk fabric" characterized by intricate woven patterns. In Chinese, it is pronounced jǐn, in Japanese kin or nishiki, and in Korean geum, and it appears in compound words such as "錦繡" meaning "magnificent tapestry" or metaphorically "a beautiful scene." Beyond its literal textile meaning, the character conveys ideas of brilliance, elegance, and luxury, often used in names and poetic expressions to denote something precious or ornate. Historically, 錦 was associated with high-status silk garments and ceremonial gifts in East Asian cultures, symbolizing wealth and artistic achievement.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+9326 |
| 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 | 錦 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 錦 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE9 0x8C 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x9326 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00009326 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u9326 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | C041 |
| kCCCII | 215D76 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-726A |
| kCNS1992 | 1-726A |
| kCangjie | CHAB |
| kCantonese | gam2 |
| kCihaiT | 1385.102 |
| kCowles | 1528 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1812.200 |
| kDefinition | brocade, tapestry; embroidered |
| kEACC | 215D76 |
| kFanqie | 居飲 |
| kFenn | 806F |
| kFennIndex | 75.09 |
| kFourCornerCode | 8612.7 |
| kGB1 | 2985 |
| kGradeLevel | 6 |
| kGSR | 0652e |
| kHangul | 금:0E |
| kHanYu | 64222.020 |
| kHanyuPinlu | jǐn(50) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 64222.020:jǐn |
| kHKGlyph | 4281 |
| kIICore | ATJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1812.200 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 64222.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1311.110 |
| kIRG_GSource | G1-3D75 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-C041 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3653 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-D2AA |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-505E |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-726A |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-6A53 |
| kJapanese | キン コン にしき |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kJapaneseKun | NISHIKI |
| kJapaneseOn | KIN |
| kJis0 | 2251 |
| kKangXi | 1311.110 |
| kKarlgren | 387 |
| kKorean | KUM |
| kLau | 838 |
| kMandarin | jǐn |
| kMatthews | 1063 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1016a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ026987 |
| kMorohashi | 40569 |
| kNelson | 4882 |
| kPhonetic | 566 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+1739+167.8.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 167.8 |
| kSBGY | 329.30 |
| kSimplifiedVariant | "锦" U+9526 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 730.02 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | jǐn粵gam2 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 6930 |
| kTang | *gyǐm |
| kTotalStrokes | 16 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | gấm |
| kXerox | 250:140 |