U+7996 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+7996 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that historically refers to a type of ritual or sacrifice, specifically the ceremony performed to pray for offspring or a child, often associated with ancient fertility rites and the worship of the matchmaker deity. This character combines the radical for "spirit" or "sacrificial rites" with the phonetic component "某," and it appears in classical texts such as the "Rites of Zhou" (Zhouli), where it denotes a sacred practice conducted by a specific official to ensure the continuity of family lineage. In modern usage, it is rare and primarily encountered in historical or literary contexts, preserving its connection to ancient customs surrounding marriage and procreation.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
禖
HTML Hex Encoding
禖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE7 0xA6 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x7996
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00007996
C/C++/Java Escape
\u7996

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
E2FB
kCCCII
226750
kCNS1986
2-4C43
kCNS1992
2-4C43
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IFTMD
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mui4
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984.303
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1266.090
kDefinition
sacrifice
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226750
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莫杯
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3429.4
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5519
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0948e
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42404.020
kHanyuPinyin
42404.020:méi
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42404.020
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G3-5733
kIRG_HSource
HB2-E2FB
kIRG_JSource
J14-7269
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6162
kIRG_KSource
K2-4E29
kIRG_TSource
T2-4C43
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バイ メ
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2,82,73
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BAI MAI
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4871
kKangXi
0845.110
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méi
kMatthews
4399
kMeyerWempe
1895a
kMojiJoho
MJ018915 MJ018915:E0101 MJ018914:E0102
kMorohashi
24776 24776:E0101
kPhonetic
886
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+14911+113.5.9
kRSUnicode
113.9
kSBGY
096.48
kTaiwanTelegraph
4399
kTotalStrokes
13
kUnihanCore2020
HMT
kXerox
305:126
kXHC1983
0771.030:méi