U+840C "萌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+840C "萌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese and Japanese character (pronounced "méng" in Mandarin and "moe" in Japanese) that primarily means "to sprout" or "to bud," referencing the initial growth of a plant. In contemporary usage, particularly in Japanese otaku culture, the character has taken on a broader meaning of "moe," describing a feeling of affection, endearment, or excitement toward fictional characters, objects, or concepts that evoke a sense of adorable innocence or charm. This cultural extension often applies to stylized, childlike, or vulnerable traits in anime, manga, and video games, linking the character's original botanical metaphor of new life to a modern emotional response.
General Properties
Code Point
U+840C
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
萌
HTML Hex Encoding
萌
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE8 0x90 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x840C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000840C
C/C++/Java Escape
\u840c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
B5DE
kCCCII
215542
kCNS1986
1-6164
kCNS1992
1-6164
kCangjie
TAB
kCantonese
mang4
kCihaiT
1147.101
kCowles
2634
kDaeJaweon
1499.260
kDefinition
bud, sprout
kEACC
215542
kFanqie
莫耕
kFenn
796F
kFennIndex
337.01
kFourCornerCode
4462.7
kGB0
3540
kGB1
3540
kGradeLevel
6
kGSR
0760g
kHangul
맹:0N
kHanYu
53233.140
kHanyuPinyin
53233.140:méng,míng
kHKGlyph
3482
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53233.140
kIRG_GSource
G0-4348
kIRG_HSource
HB1-B5DE
kIRG_JSource
J0-4B28
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-DCD4
kIRG_KSource
K0-5870
kIRG_TSource
T1-6164
kIRG_VSource
V1-6535
kJapanese
ホウ ボウ ベイ きざす めばえ もえる
kJinmeiyoKanji
2010:U+8420
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:2203
kJapaneseKun
MEBAE KIZASU MOERU
kJapaneseOn
HOU BOU
kJis0
4308
kKangXi
1041.050
kKorean
MAYNG
kLau
2104
kMainlandTelegraph
5492
kMandarin
méng
kMatthews
4427
kMeyerWempe
1789
kMojiJoho
MJ022212 MJ022212:E0102 MJ022213:E0103
kMorohashi
31265:E0103
kNelson
3979
kPhonetic
903
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+3670+140.3.8 V+14026+140.3.8
kRSUnicode
140.8
kSBGY
188.11
kSMSZD2003Index
587.11
kSMSZD2003Readings
méng粵mang4
kTaiwanTelegraph
5492
kTGHZ2013
248.030:méng
kTotalStrokes
12
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kVietnamese
manh
kXerox
262:272
kXHC1983
0778.090:méng