U+9566 "镦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9566 "镦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in traditional and simplified writing, primarily functioning as a noun or verb. It refers to a metal block or anvil used for forging or hammering, and by extension, it can mean to forge or shape metal with a hammer. In older texts, it also denotes a type of blunt weapon or a metal tool for stamping. The character combines the radical for metal or gold with a phonetic component, reflecting its association with metalworking and craftsmanship in East Asian culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+9566
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	镦
HTML Hex Encoding	镦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE9 0x95 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0x9566
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00009566
C/C++/Java Escape	\u9566

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	294734
kCangjie	XCYDK
kCantonese	deon1
kDefinition	ferrule; castrate
kEACC	294734
kFourCornerCode	8874
kGB0	7970
kHanYu	64258.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	64258.030
kIRGKangXi	1328.061
kIRG_GSource	G0-6F66
kTGH	2013:6248
kKangXi	1328.061
kMainlandTelegraph	9503
kMandarin	dūn
kPhonetic	1398*
kRSUnicode	167'.12
kTGHZ2013	083.100:dūn
kTotalStrokes	17
kTraditionalVariant	"鐓" U+9413 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kUnihanCore2020	G
kXHC1983	0273.060:duì 0277.040:dūn