U+946F "鑯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+946F "鑯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rarely used Chinese character classified under the Kangxi radical for metal or gold, and is typically pronounced "jian" in Mandarin or "seng" in Cantonese, though its exact meaning varies depending on historical context. In classical Chinese texts, it often appears as a variant form of "鐵" (iron) or "鐮" (scythe), suggesting associations with metal tools, sharpness, or cutting implements. However, due to its obscurity and lack of common usage in modern written Chinese, its standard definition remains ambiguous, and it may also function as a personal name or archaic glyph in specialized lexicons. Overall, this character exemplifies the depth of the CJK Unified Ideographs set, representing a historical or regional typographical variant that is seldom encountered outside of academic or paleographic studies.

General Properties

Code Point	U+946F
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	鑯
HTML Hex Encoding	鑯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE9 0x91 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x946F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000946F
C/C++/Java Escape	\u946f

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	F954
kCCCII	23486C
kCNS1986	2-7143
kCNS1992	2-7143
kCangjie	COIM
kCantonese	zim1
kCihaiT	1398.402
kDaeJaweon	1828.020
kEACC	23486C
kFanqie	子廉
kFourCornerCode	8315.0
kGB5	8619
kHanYu	64273.130
kHanyuPinyin	64273.130:jiān,qiān
kIRGDaeJaweon	1828.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	64273.130
kIRGKangXi	1326.300
kIRG_GSource	G5-7633
kIRG_HSource	HB2-F954
kIRG_JSource	J14-7B51
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-81E1
kIRG_KSource	K2-6A7C
kIRG_TSource	T2-7143
kJapanese	セン
kJIS0213	2,91,49
kJapaneseKun	KIZAMU
kJapaneseOn	SEN SHIN
kJis1	6988
kKangXi	1326.300
kMandarin	jiān
kMojiJoho	MJ027361
kMorohashi	41050
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+18877+167.8.17
kRSUnicode	167.17
kSBGY	227.40
kSimplifiedVariant	"𰿈" U+30FC8 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kTaiwanTelegraph	7012
kTotalStrokes	25
kUnihanCore2020	HMT
kXerox	314:257