U+9354 "鍔" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

鍔

U+9354 "鍔" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese and Japanese character that primarily means "sword guard" or "hilt," referring to the protective metal fitting between a sword's blade and handle. It also carries the broader meanings of "edge," "rim," or "blade" in certain contexts. In Chinese, this character is often used in classical literature or martial arts terminology, while in Japanese it is pronounced "tsuba" and is a key term in swordsmithing and the study of samurai weaponry (katana). The character is composed of the metal radical "金" (gold or metal) on the left, combined with the phonetic component "咢" on the right, which hints at its pronunciation and meaning related to metalwork. Though rare in modern everyday usage, it remains culturally significant in East Asian historical and craft contexts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+9354
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	鍔
HTML Hex Encoding	鍔
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE9 0x8D 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding	0x9354
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00009354
C/C++/Java Escape	\u9354

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	C1EE
kCCCII	234567
kCNS1986	1-7579
kCNS1992	1-7579
kCangjie	CRRS
kCantonese	ngok6
kCihaiT	1387.502
kDaeJaweon	1814.190
kDefinition	high, lofty; edge of knife
kEACC	234567
kFanqie	五各
kFourCornerCode	8612.7
kGB1	7941
kGSR	0788m
kHangul	악:0N
kHanYu	64231.090
kHanyuPinyin	64231.090:è
kIICore	ATJHKP
kIRGDaeJaweon	1814.190
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	64231.090
kIRGKangXi	1314.010
kIRG_GSource	G1-6F49
kIRG_HSource	HB1-C1EE
kIRG_JSource	J0-4457
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-F7BA
kIRG_KSource	K0-6448
kIRG_TSource	T1-7579
kJapanese	ガクつば
kKoreanName	2015
kJapaneseKun	TSUBA
kJapaneseOn	GAKU
kJis0	3655
kKangXi	1314.010
kKorean	AK
kMandarin	è
kMojiJoho	MJ027031
kMorohashi	40617
kNelson	4890
kPhonetic	973
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+3059+167.8.9
kRSUnicode	167.9
kSBGY	506.41
kSimplifiedVariant	"锷" U+9537 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kSMSZD2003Index	732.01
kSMSZD2003Readings	è粵ngok6
kTaiwanTelegraph	6948
kTang	ngɑk
kTotalStrokes	17
kUnihanCore2020	HJKMPT
kXerox	264:100