U+9BAD "鮭" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

鮭

U+9BAD "鮭" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Kanji character originating from the Chinese writing system, where it represents the word for "salmon" or "trout." In modern usage, it is widely employed in Japanese to denote salmon, a fish deeply embedded in the culture's cuisine and traditions. The character is composed of a radical meaning "fish" on the left, which classifies it within the semantic category of aquatic creatures, and a phonetic component that hints at its pronunciation. Across different East Asian languages, such as Chinese and Korean, it retains a similar meaning, though it may be read differently or have slight contextual variations. Overall, this character is a tangible link between written language and the natural world, specifically highlighting the significance of salmon in various regional diets and folklore.

General Properties

Code Point	U+9BAD
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	鮭
HTML Hex Encoding	鮭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE9 0xAE 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0x9BAD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00009BAD
C/C++/Java Escape	\u9bad

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	C244
kCCCII	23573C
kCNS1986	1-7630
kCNS1992	1-7630
kCangjie	NFGG
kCantonese	gwai1
kCihaiT	1527.501
kDaeJaweon	2002.240
kDefinition	salmon; Spheroides vermicularis
kEACC	23573C
kFanqie	古攜苦圭戶佳
kFourCornerCode	2431.4
kGB1	8657
kGSR	0879g
kHangul	해:1N
kHanYu	74684.100
kHanyuPinyin	74684.100:guī,xié,huà,wā,kuí
kIICore	ATJ
kIRGDaeJaweon	2002.240
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	74684.100
kIRGKangXi	1470.050
kIRG_GSource	G1-7659
kIRG_HSource	HB1-C244
kIRG_JSource	J0-3A7A
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-8CD2
kIRG_KSource	K1-733B
kIRG_TSource	T1-7630
kJapanese	カイケイゲワイエカさけ
kKoreanName	2015
kJapaneseKun	FUGU SAKANA SAKE
kJapaneseOn	KEI KAI
kJis0	2690
kKangXi	1470.050
kKorean	HAY
kMandarin	guī
kMatthews	3614
kMojiJoho	MJ029146
kMorohashi	46132
kNelson	5291
kPhonetic	710
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+2154+195.11.6
kRSUnicode	195.6
kSBGY	091.48 092.15 093.01
kSimplifiedVariant	"鲑" U+9C91 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kSMSZD2003Index	799.13
kSMSZD2003Readings	guī粵gwai1
kTaiwanTelegraph	9587
kTotalStrokes	17
kUnihanCore2020	HJMT
kXerox	301:266