U+9999 "香" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

香

U+9999 "香" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a commonly used Chinese character that represents fragrance or aroma, often associated with pleasant smells, incense, or spices. In its composition, the character combines elements meaning "grain" or "millet" over a phonetic component, reflecting its historical connection to the scent of ripening crops. Beyond its literal meaning, "香" carries broader cultural significance, appearing in terms like "xiāngshuǐ" for perfume and "xiāngliào" for seasoning, and it is a frequent component in personal names and poetic expressions symbolizing virtue or sweetness. This character is also found in Japanese kanji and Korean hanja with similar meanings, underscoring its enduring role across East Asian written traditions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+9999
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	香
HTML Hex Encoding	香
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE9 0xA6 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0x9999
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00009999
C/C++/Java Escape	\u9999

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	ADBB
kCCCII	216129
kCNS1986	1-537C
kCNS1992	1-537C
kCangjie	HDA
kCantonese	hoeng1
kCihaiT	1496.101
kCowles	1046
kDaeJaweon	1955.020
kDefinition	fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
kEACC	216129
kFanqie	許良
kFenn	510B
kFennIndex	166.06
kFourCornerCode	2060.9
kGB0	4767
kGB1	4767
kGradeLevel	1
kGSR	0717a
kHangul	향:0E
kHanYu	74423.010
kHanyuPinlu	xiāng(161)
kHanyuPinyin	74423.010:xiāng
kHDZRadBreak	⾹[U+2FB9]:74423.010
kHKGlyph	4572
kIICore	AGTJHKMP
kIRGDaeJaweon	1955.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	74423.010
kIRGKangXi	1428.210
kIRG_GSource	G0-4F63
kIRG_HSource	HB1-ADBB
kIRG_JSource	J0-3961
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-F3AA
kIRG_KSource	K0-7A45
kIRG_TSource	T1-537C
kIRG_VSource	V1-6C37
kJapanese	コウキョウかかおりかおるこうばしい
kJoyoKanji	2010
kKoreanEducationHanja	2007
kTGH	2013:1548
kJapaneseKun	KAORI KA
kJapaneseOn	KOU KYOU
kJis0	2565
kKangXi	1428.210
kKarlgren	142
kKorean	HYANG
kLau	1165
kMainlandTelegraph	7449
kMandarin	xiāng
kMatthews	2547
kMeyerWempe	708
kMojiJoho	MJ028598
kMorohashi	44518
kNelson	5188
kPhonetic	462
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+2035+186.9.0
kRSUnicode	186.0
kSBGY	172.17
kSMSZD2003Index	783.14 484.06
kSMSZD2003Readings	xiāng粵hoeng1
kTaiwanTelegraph	7449
kTang	*xiɑng
kTGHZ2013	400.120:xiāng
kTotalStrokes	9
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kVietnamese	hương
kXerox	245:137
kXHC1983	1256.030:xiāng