U+8816 "蠖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
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U+8816 "蠖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character used in both classical and modern contexts, primarily referring to a type of caterpillar or inchworm, specifically the looper caterpillar known for its distinctive looping gait. This character appears in ancient texts and natural history writings, often symbolizing transformation or the slow, measured movement associated with these insects. While its usage is less common in everyday modern Chinese, it retains significance in literary and zoological descriptions, and it is also found in Japanese kanji with similar meanings.
General Properties
Code Point
U+8816
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
蠖
HTML Hex Encoding
蠖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE8 0xA0 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x8816
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00008816
C/C++/Java Escape
\u8816
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
F4C9
kCCCII
232C6B
kCNS1986
2-6975
kCNS1992
2-6975
kCangjie
LITOE
kCantonese
wok6
kCihaiT
1200.205
kDaeJaweon
1564.370
kDefinition
inch-worm; looper caterpillar
kEACC
232C6B
kFanqie
烏郭
kFourCornerCode
5414.7
kGB0
8322
kGB1
8322
kGSR
0784n
kHanYu
42895.100
kHanyuPinyin
42895.100:huò,yuè
kIICore
CT
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42895.100
kIRG_GSource
G0-7336
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F4C9
kIRG_JSource
J0-6A3F
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-72E5
kIRG_KSource
K2-5D61
kIRG_TSource
T2-6975
kJapanese
カク ワク
kTGH
2013:6390
kJapaneseKun
KAKURERU SHIRIZOKU
kJapaneseOn
KAKU WAKU
kJis0
7431
kKangXi
1101.010
kMainlandTelegraph
5863
kMandarin
huò
kMatthews
2208
kMeyerWempe
3782b
kMojiJoho
MJ023792 MJ023792:E0101 MJ023793:E0102
kMorohashi
33752:E0102
kPhonetic
1454
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6564+142.6.13
kRSUnicode
142.14
kSBGY
509.23
kSMSZD2003Index
623.05
kSMSZD2003Readings
huò粵wok6
kTaiwanTelegraph
5863
kTGHZ2013
152.070:huò
kTotalStrokes
19
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kXerox
262:363
kXHC1983
0515.060:huò