U+9E4F "鹏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+9E4F "鹏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character representing the mythological roc, a giant bird of immense power and majesty in East Asian folklore. Known for its ability to soar through the heavens and traverse vast distances, the character is composed of the radical for bird "鸟" paired with the phonetic component "朋," visually and conceptually evoking a sense of vastness and freedom. This ideograph appears frequently in classical literature, such as the Daoist text Zhuangzi, where the roc symbolizes ambition, transformation, and the pursuit of higher ideals. In modern usage, "鹏" is commonly found in personal names and poetic contexts, often conveying aspirations for greatness and boundless potential. Its Unicode inclusion ensures accurate digital representation across languages and platforms, preserving a key element of Chinese cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+9E4F
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 鹏
HTML Hex Encoding 鹏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE9 0xB9 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0x9E4F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00009E4F
C/C++/Java Escape \u9e4f

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

kCCCII 276245
kCangjie BBPM
kCantonese paang4
kDefinition fabulous bird of enormous size
kEACC 276245
kFourCornerCode 7722
kGB0 3784
kHanYu 74641.160
kIICore AG
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 74641.160
kIRGKangXi 1505.141
kIRG_GSource G0-4574
kTGH 2013:2974
kKangXi 1505.141
kMainlandTelegraph 7720
kMandarin péng
kPhonetic 1024*
kRSUnicode 196'.8
kTGHZ2013 279.120:péng
kTotalStrokes 13
kTraditionalVariant "鵬" U+9D6C CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kUnihanCore2020 G
kXHC1983 0864.060:péng