U+6839 "根" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+6839 "根" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that fundamentally means "root" or "base," representing the underground part of a plant. It is widely used in East Asian languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, to convey concepts such as origin, foundation, or source. In compound words, it appears in terms like "根本" (root and origin, meaning fundamental or essential) and "根系" (root system). The character also carries abstract meanings, such as in mathematics where it denotes a square root, or in cultural contexts referring to one's family roots or heritage.
General Properties
Code Point
U+6839
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
根
HTML Hex Encoding
根
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE6 0xA0 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x6839
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00006839
C/C++/Java Escape
\u6839
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
AEDA
kCCCII
21444E
kCNS1986
1-557C
kCNS1992
1-557C
kCangjie
DAV
kCantonese
gan1
kCihaiT
691.302
kCowles
1538
kDaeJaweon
0912.090
kDefinition
root, base(d on); foundation
kEACC
21444E
kFanqie
古痕
kFenn
359C
kFennIndex
246.05
kFourCornerCode
4793.2
kGB0
2489
kGB1
2489
kGradeLevel
1
kGSR
0416b
kHangul
근:0E
kHanYu
21208.020
kHanyuPinlu
gēn(1232)
kHanyuPinyin
21208.020:gēn
kHKGlyph
1900
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21208.020
kIRG_GSource
G0-3879
kIRG_HSource
HB1-AEDA
kIRG_JSource
J0-3A2C
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-D1F1
kIRG_KSource
K0-5046
kIRG_TSource
T1-557C
kIRG_VSource
V1-596F
kJapanese
コン ね ねざす
kJoyoKanji
2010
kKoreanEducationHanja
2007
kTGH
2013:1850
kJapaneseKun
NE
kJapaneseOn
KON
kJis0
2612
kKangXi
0524.070
kKarlgren
312
kKorean
KUN
kLau
846
kMainlandTelegraph
2704
kMandarin
gēn
kMatthews
3328
kMeyerWempe
1032
kMojiJoho
MJ013876
kMorohashi
14745
kNelson
2261
kPhonetic
575
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+2076+75.4.6 C+2076+138.6.4
kRSUnicode
75.6
kSBGY
120.26
kSMSZD2003Index
313.07
kSMSZD2003Readings
gēn粵gan1
kTaiwanTelegraph
2704
kTang
*gən
kTGHZ2013
112.020:gēn
kTotalStrokes
10
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kVietnamese
căn
kXerox
243:342
kXHC1983
0375.020:gēn