U+9CD7 "鳗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
鳗
U+9CD7 "鳗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the eel, specifically referring to various species of elongated fish in the Anguillidae family. In modern Chinese and Japanese usage, it commonly appears in terms like "鳗鱼" (mànyú) for eel and "うなぎ" (unagi) for freshwater eel, a prized ingredient in East Asian cuisine. This character is composed of the radical "鱼" (fish) on the left, indicating its aquatic nature, and the phonetic component "曼" on the right, which contributes to its pronunciation. As part of the CJK Unified Ideographs block, it is encoded for use in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems, reflecting its cultural significance in traditional dishes such as grilled eel over rice.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+9CD7 |
| 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 | 鳗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 鳗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE9 0xB3 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x9CD7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00009CD7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u9cd7 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 276228 |
| kCangjie | NMAWE |
| kCantonese | maan6 |
| kDefinition | eel |
| kEACC | 276228 |
| kFourCornerCode | 2614 |
| kGB0 | 8709 |
| kHanYu | 74710.090 |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 74710.090 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1480.511 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7729 |
| kTGH | 2013:6406 |
| kKangXi | 1480.511 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 7665 |
| kMandarin | mán |
| kRSUnicode | 195'.11 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 242.120:mán |
| kTotalStrokes | 19 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "鰻" U+9C3B CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 0762.020:mán |