U+9527 "锧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+9527 "锧" CJK Unified Ideograph is a Chinese character that primarily refers to a type of ancient execution tool, specifically a wooden or iron block used for beheading, similar to a chopping block or anvil. It is composed of the metal radical "钅" on the left and the phonetic component "质" on the right, giving it the meaning of a heavy, blade-receiving instrument. Historically, this character appears in classical texts describing penal practices, and in modern usage it is rare, often only encountered in historical or literary contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+9527
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 锧
HTML Hex Encoding 锧
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE9 0x94 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x9527
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00009527
C/C++/Java Escape \u9527

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

kCCCII 29485D
kCangjie CHJO
kCantonese zat1
kDefinition chopping block, executioner's block
kFourCornerCode 8278.2
kGB8 1310
kHanYu 64222.050
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 64222.050
kIRGKangXi 1328.061
kIRG_GSource G8-2D2A
kTGH 2013:7532
kKangXi 1328.061
kMainlandTelegraph 9514
kMandarin zhì
kRSUnicode 167'.8
kSMSZD2003Index 731.08
kTGHZ2013 479.200:zhì
kTotalStrokes 13
kTraditionalVariant "鑕" U+9455 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kUnihanCore2020 G
kXHC1983 1494.030:zhì