U+8729 "蜩" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+8729 "蜩" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a type of cicada, specifically the small or common cicada known for its distinctive, often shrill sound in summer. In classical Chinese literature and poetry, this character is used metaphorically to evoke the hot, languid atmosphere of the season or to symbolize the fleeting nature of life, as cicadas are known for their brief adult lifespan. It appears in ancient texts such as the “Shijing” (Book of Songs) and remains a part of modern Chinese vocabulary, typically referring to the insect itself or being used in compound words related to cicadas.
General Properties
Code Point
U+8729
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
蜩
HTML Hex Encoding
蜩
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE8 0x9C 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x8729
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00008729
C/C++/Java Escape
\u8729
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
BB6D
kCCCII
232A59
kCNS1986
1-6A75
kCNS1992
1-6A75
kCangjie
LIBGR
kCantonese
tiu4
kCihaiT
1192.505
kDaeJaweon
1553.260
kDefinition
cicada, broad locust
kEACC
232A59
kFanqie
徒聊
kFourCornerCode
5712.0
kGB0
8272
kGB1
8272
kGSR
1083v
kHangul
조:1N
kHanYu
42865.020
kHanyuPinyin
42865.020:tiáo,diào
kIICore
AGTJ
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42865.020
kIRG_GSource
G0-7268
kIRG_HSource
HB1-BB6D
kIRG_JSource
J0-6973
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-71DD
kIRG_KSource
K1-6D31
kIRG_TSource
T1-6A75
kJapanese
チョウ ジョウ チュウ ジュ せみ ひぐらし
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:5710
kJapaneseKun
SEMI HIGURASHI
kJapaneseOn
CHOU
kJis0
7383
kKangXi
1086.230
kKorean
CO
kMainlandTelegraph
5781
kMandarin
tiáo
kMatthews
6297
kMeyerWempe
3135c
kMojiJoho
MJ023514 MJ023514:E0101 MJ023515:E0102
kMorohashi
33166 33166:E0101
kNelson
4151
kPhonetic
80
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6522+142.6.8
kRSUnicode
142.8
kSBGY
145.04
kSMSZD2003Index
615.01
kSMSZD2003Readings
tiáo粵tiu4
kTaiwanTelegraph
5781
kTang
dheu
kTGHZ2013
366.100:tiáo
kTotalStrokes
14
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kXerox
300:316
kXHC1983
1140.030:tiáo