U+9478 "鑸" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+9478 "鑸" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character composed of the radical for metal or gold on the left and a phonetic component on the right, contributing to its meaning related to a type of metallic vessel or container, often interpreted as a large hook or an ancient ceremonial implement. Historically found in classical Chinese texts and bronze inscriptions, this character is not commonly used in modern everyday language but appears in specialized contexts such as historical linguistics, archaeology, or the study of ancient metallurgy. Its structural intricacy and low frequency of use underscore its status as an obscure logogram within the vast CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) unified ideograph repertoire, reflecting the depth and specificity of traditional character creation.

General Properties

Code Point U+9478
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 鑸
HTML Hex Encoding 鑸
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE9 0x91 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0x9478
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00009478
C/C++/Java Escape \u9478

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 F973
kCCCII 234872
kCNS1986 2-7162
kCNS1992 2-7162
kCangjie CWWG
kCantonese leoi5
kCihaiT 1398.505
kDaeJaweon 1828.200
kFourCornerCode 8611.4
kHanYu 64275.080
kHanyuPinyin 64275.080:lěi
kIRGDaeJaweon 1828.200
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 64275.080
kIRGKangXi 1327.160
kIRG_GSource GE-5256
kIRG_HSource HB2-F973
kIRG_JSource JMJ-027377
kIRG_TSource T2-7162
kJapanese ライ レ
kKangXi 1327.160
kMandarin lěi
kMojiJoho MJ027377
kMorohashi 41070
kRSUnicode 167.18
kSimplifiedVariant "𰿉" U+30FC9 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kTotalStrokes 26
kUnihanCore2020 HMT