U+2F4D "⽍" Kangxi Radical Death Unicode Character
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U+2F4D "⽍" Kangxi Radical Death is a graphical representation of the 78th radical in the Kangxi system of Chinese character classification, known as "歹" (dǎi), which conveys meanings related to death, decay, or misfortune. This radical is commonly found in Chinese characters that denote negative concepts such as dying, destruction, or danger, appearing in components like "死" (death) and "殘" (cruelty). In Unicode, it is encoded as part of the Kangxi Radicals block, which provides stylized versions of these traditional radicals for use in text, dictionaries, or historical documentation, serving as a distinct symbol that bridges modern digital typography with classical Chinese writing.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2F4D
Name
Kangxi Radical Death
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⽍
HTML Hex Encoding
⽍
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xBD 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2F4D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002F4D
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2f4d
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Han
Equivalent Unified Ideograph
6B79