U+9997 "馗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
馗
U+9997 "馗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character traditionally used in East Asian languages, most notably in Classical Chinese and kanji. It primarily conveys the meaning of a "thoroughfare" or "crossroads," and is also associated with the mythical figure Zhong Kui, a deity known in folklore for his ability to subdue demons and ghosts. In historical texts, the character appears in compound terms related to junctions or spiritual protection, and its structure combines the radical for "head" or "large" with components suggesting a path or road. This character is less common in everyday modern usage but retains cultural significance in literature and traditional Chinese art.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+9997 |
| 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 | 馗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 馗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE9 0xA6 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x9997 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00009997 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u9997 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | D850 |
| kCCCII | 23522F |
| kCNS1986 | 2-3A34 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-3A34 |
| kCangjie | KNTHU |
| kCantonese | kwai4 |
| kCihaiT | 1495.601 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1954.030 |
| kDefinition | cheekbone; path, road; intersection |
| kEACC | 23522F |
| kFanqie | 渠追 巨鳩 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4801.6 |
| kGB0 | 5624 |
| kGB1 | 5624 |
| kGSR | 0992m |
| kHangul | 규:1N |
| kHanYu | 74501.020 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 74501.020:kuí,qiú |
| kIICore | BGTJM |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1954.030 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 74501.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1428.030 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5838 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-D850 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-7144 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-8928 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-5B46 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-3A34 |
| kJapanese | キ ギ キュウ グ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:4931 |
| kJapaneseKun | HOOBONE MICHI KAKURERU |
| kJapaneseOn | KI |
| kJis0 | 8136 |
| kKangXi | 1428.030 |
| kKarlgren | 399 |
| kKorean | KYU |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 7447 |
| kMandarin | kuí |
| kMatthews | 3652 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1384d |
| kMojiJoho | MJ028595 |
| kMorohashi | 44492 |
| kPhonetic | 587 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+7227+185.9.2 |
| kRSUnicode | 185.2 |
| kSBGY | 056.29 210.38 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 783.12 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | kuí粵kwai4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 7447 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 203.020:kuí |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kXerox | 275:305 |
| kXHC1983 | 0662.110:kuí |