U+8605 "蘅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
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U+8605 "蘅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character primarily used in classical and literary contexts, referring to a type of aromatic herb or plant, specifically the *Asarum* or wild ginger, often associated with the fragrance of virtue or beauty in traditional poetry. It appears in classical texts and compound words, such as "蘅芜" (heng wu), which denotes a fragrant vine or a poetic term for a fragrant, secluded place. In modern usage, the character is rare in everyday language but persists in names, historical literature, and as a stylistic element in calligraphy, carrying connotations of elegance and natural purity rooted in ancient Chinese culture.
General Properties
Code Point
U+8605
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
蘅
HTML Hex Encoding
蘅
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE8 0x98 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding
0x8605
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00008605
C/C++/Java Escape
\u8605
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
F4C1
kCCCII
232771
kCNS1986
2-696D
kCNS1992
2-696D
kCangjie
THON
kCantonese
hang4
kCihaiT
1179.401
kDaeJaweon
1533.260
kDefinition
a fragrant plant with a medicinal root, a type of wild ginger
kEACC
232771
kFanqie
戶庚
kFourCornerCode
4422.1
kGB0
6231
kGB1
6231
kGSR
0748j
kHanYu
53326.120
kHanyuPinyin
53326.120:héng
kIICore
BGTH
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53326.120
kIRG_GSource
G0-5E3F
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F4C1
kIRG_JSource
J13-7B47
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7077
kIRG_KSource
K2-5A5E
kIRG_TSource
T2-696D
kJapanese
コウ ギョウ
kTGH
2013:6373
kJIS0213
1,91,39
kJapaneseOn
KOU GYOU
kJis1
5804
kKangXi
1068.020
kLau
1131
kMainlandTelegraph
5683
kMandarin
héng
kMatthews
2105
kMeyerWempe
672c
kMojiJoho
MJ023145 MJ023145:E0101 MJ023146:E0102
kMorohashi
32422:E0102
kPhonetic
436
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+17101+140.3.16
kRSUnicode
140.16
kSBGY
187.31
kSMSZD2003Index
605.06
kSMSZD2003Readings
héng粵hang4
kTaiwanTelegraph
5683
kTGHZ2013
137.020:héng
kTotalStrokes
19
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kXerox
300:307
kXHC1983
0460.060:héng