U+9B4C "魌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+9B4C "魌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that refers to a type of ancient exorcism mask or a frightening face used to ward off evil spirits, often associated with the "zhong kui" myth or ritual performances. Its radical is "鬼" (ghost or demon), and it carries connotations of ugliness or monstrous appearance, historically appearing in classical texts and folklore as a symbol of supernatural protection. In modern usage, it is rarely employed in everyday writing but can be found in literary or historical contexts discussing Chinese mythology, traditional festivals, or demonography.

General Properties

Code Point U+9B4C
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 魌
HTML Hex Encoding 魌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE9 0xAD 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0x9B4C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00009B4C
C/C++/Java Escape \u9b4c

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 F1C1
kCCCII 23563D
kCNS1986 2-646B
kCNS1992 2-646B
kCangjie HITMC
kCantonese hei1
kCihaiT 1523.202
kDaeJaweon 1996.130
kFanqie 去其
kFourCornerCode 2421.8
kGB3 9029
kHanYu 74433.120
kIRGDaeJaweon 1996.130
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 74433.120
kIRGKangXi 1462.330
kIRG_GSource G3-7A3D
kIRG_HSource HB2-F1C1
kIRG_JSource J1-6A3C
kIRG_KPSource KP1-8C3C
kIRG_KSource K2-703F
kIRG_TSource T2-646B
kJapanese
kJapaneseKun MINIKUI
kJapaneseOn KI
kJis1 7428
kKangXi 1462.330
kMandarin
kMojiJoho MJ029028
kMorohashi 45863
kPhonetic 604
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 C+22952+194.10.8
kRSUnicode 194.8
kSBGY 061.26
kTotalStrokes 17
kUnihanCore2020 HMT
kXHC1983 0892.021:qī