U+3239 "" Parenthesized Ideograph Represent Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+3239 "" Parenthesized Ideograph Represent is a CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) compatibility ideograph enclosed in parentheses, specifically representing the Chinese character "代" which means "to replace," "to represent," or a "generation." This character is part of a block of parenthesized ideographs used in East Asian text for various purposes, such as in lists or as abbreviations, and it is often employed in contexts like legal documents, shorthand notation, or telecommunication codes where the concept of representation or substitution is intended. Its design follows a standard format where the ideograph is centered within a pair of parentheses, and it is encoded for compatibility with older character sets to ensure consistent display across systems.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
㈹
HTML Hex Encoding
㈹
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE3 0x88 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x3239
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00003239
C/C++/Java Escape
\u3239