U+87AD "螭" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+87AD "螭" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily refers to a mythical hornless dragon or a type of dragon-like creature often depicted in ancient Chinese art and literature, symbolizing power, protection, and auspiciousness. In classical texts such as the "Shan Hai Jing" (Classic of Mountains and Seas), the 螭 is described as a young or hornless dragon that can also be associated with water and storms. Beyond its mythological meaning, the character appears in historical contexts to denote carved dragon motifs in architecture or artifacts, and in modern usage, it is sometimes used in given names or poetic expressions, retaining its cultural significance as a symbol of strength and good fortune.
General Properties
Code Point
U+87AD
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
螭
HTML Hex Encoding
螭
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE8 0x9E 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding
0x87AD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000087AD
C/C++/Java Escape
\u87ad
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
EE5A
kCCCII
232B60
kCNS1986
2-5F28
kCNS1992
2-5F28
kCangjie
LIYUB
kCantonese
ci1
kCihaiT
1196.109
kDaeJaweon
1559.250
kDefinition
a dragon whose horns have not grown; cruel
kEACC
232B60
kFanqie
丑知
kFourCornerCode
5012.7
kGB0
8304
kGB1
8304
kGSR
0023c
kHangul
리:1N
kHanYu
42880.210
kHanyuPinyin
42880.210:chī
kIICore
CT
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42880.210
kIRG_GSource
G0-7324
kIRG_HSource
HB2-EE5A
kIRG_JSource
J13-7B5E
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7267
kIRG_KSource
K1-5F61
kIRG_TSource
T2-5F28
kJapanese
チ みずち
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6101
kJIS0213
1,91,62
kJapaneseKun
MIZUCHI
kJapaneseOn
CHI
kJis1
5944
kKangXi
1094.510
kKorean
LI
kMainlandTelegraph
5835
kMandarin
chī
kMatthews
1016
kMeyerWempe
1517j
kMojiJoho
MJ023664 MJ023664:E0101 MJ058654:E0102
kMorohashi
33494 33494:E0101
kPhonetic
786
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+15101+142.6.11
kRSUnicode
142.11
kSBGY
048.28
kSMSZD2003Index
619.06
kSMSZD2003Readings
chī粵ci1
kTaiwanTelegraph
5835
kTang
tjiɛ
kTGHZ2013
045.130:chī
kTotalStrokes
16
kTraditionalVariant
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kXerox
306:266
kXHC1983
0141.030:chī