U+9504 "锄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
锄
U+9504 "锄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character classified as a kanji and hanzi, primarily representing the concept of a hoe or to hoe, often associated with agricultural tools and cultivation. Its structure includes a left side composed of the metal radical "钅" and a right side that provides phonetic cues, reflecting its practical usage in farming contexts. Historically, it appears in classical Chinese texts and remains in modern use, especially in relation to the act of weeding or loosening soil in fields. The character embodies both a tangible tool and the action of tending crops, symbolizing diligence and the agricultural heritage of East Asian cultures.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+9504 |
| 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 | 锄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 锄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE9 0x94 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x9504 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00009504 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u9504 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 275D68 |
| kCangjie | XCBMS |
| kCantonese | co4 |
| kDefinition | hoe; eradicate |
| kEACC | 275D68 |
| kFourCornerCode | 8472 |
| kGB0 | 1990 |
| kHanYu | 64208.010 |
| kHanyuPinlu | chú(22) |
| kIICore | AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 64208.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1328.061 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-337A |
| kTGH | 2013:2661 |
| kKangXi | 1328.061 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 6915 |
| kMandarin | chú |
| kRSUnicode | 167'.7 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 050.020:chú |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "鋤" U+92E4 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 0159.100:chú |