U+85A4 "薤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

薤
Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+85A4 "薤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily refers to a type of plant, commonly known as the Chinese chive or Allium chinense, which is a perennial herb in the onion family with edible bulbs and leaves used in East Asian cuisine. Beyond its botanical meaning, the character also appears in classical Chinese literature and poetry, often symbolizing things that are ephemeral or easily broken, as the plant's leaves are delicate and fleeting. In modern usage, it is less common in everyday writing but retains significance in botanical, culinary, and literary contexts, particularly in traditional Chinese medicine where the bulb is valued for its health benefits.

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General Properties

Code Point
U+85A4
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
薤
HTML Hex Encoding
薤
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE8 0x96 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding
0x85A4
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000085A4
C/C++/Java Escape
\u85a4

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

kBigFive
EDFC
kCCCII
23263D
kCNS1986
2-5E69
kCNS1992
2-5E69
kCangjie
TMNM
kCantonese
haai6
kCihaiT
1170.101
kCowles
920
kDaeJaweon
1526.070
kDefinition
Allium bakeri; shallots, scallion
kEACC
23263D
kFanqie
胡介
kFourCornerCode
4421.1
kGB0
6215
kGB1
6215
kGSR
1240g
kHangul
해:1N
kHanYu
53300.150
kHanyuPinyin
53300.150:xiè
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53300.150
kIRG_GSource
G0-5E2F
kIRG_HSource
HB2-EDFC
kIRG_JSource
J0-6926
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6FEB
kIRG_KSource
K1-7338
kIRG_TSource
T2-5E69
kJapanese
カイ ガイ ケイ ゲイ にら おおにら
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6049
kJapaneseKun
RAKKYOU
kJapaneseOn
KAI KEI
kJis0
7306
kKangXi
1061.400
kKorean
HAY
kMainlandTelegraph
5648
kMandarin
xiè
kMatthews
2645
kMojiJoho
MJ022955 MJ022955:E0101 MJ022956:E0102
kMorohashi
32141:E0102
kNelson
4059
kPhonetic
1284
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6445+140.3.13
kRSUnicode
140.13
kSBGY
385.32
kSMSZD2003Index
602.02
kSMSZD2003Readings
xiè粵haai6
kTaiwanTelegraph
5648
kTang
hæ̀i
kTGHZ2013
406.130:xiè
kTotalStrokes
16
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kXerox
275:135
kXHC1983
1277.090:xiè