U+9B4C "魌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
魌
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
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 | キ |
| kJapaneseKun | MINIKUI |
| kJapaneseOn | KI |
| kJis1 | 7428 |
| kKangXi | 1462.330 |
| kMandarin | qī |
| 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 |