U+691F "椟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

椟
Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+691F "椟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character traditionally meaning a casket, case, or box, often used for storing valuables or books. In modern usage, it appears in compound words like "买椟还珠," a classical idiom describing someone who buys a visually appealing box but returns the more valuable pearls inside, illustrating a lack of discernment.

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General Properties

Code Point
U+691F
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
椟
HTML Hex Encoding
椟
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE6 0xA4 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x691F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000691F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u691f

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
27456B
kCangjie
DJNK
kCantonese
duk6
kDefinition
cabinet, wardrobe; closet
kEACC
27456B
kFourCornerCode
4498
kGB0
7292
kHanYu
21228.040
kIICore
CG
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21228.040
kIRG_GSource
G0-687C
kTGH
2013:5096
kKangXi
0537.131
kMainlandTelegraph
2927
kMandarin
dú
kPhonetic
1395*
kRSUnicode
75.8
kSMSZD2003Index
323.18
kTGHZ2013
080.150:dú
kTotalStrokes
12
kTraditionalVariant
"櫝" U+6ADD CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kUnihanCore2020
G
kXHC1983
0267.020:dú