U+9997 "馗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

馗
Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+9997 "馗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character traditionally used in East Asian languages, most notably in Classical Chinese and kanji. It primarily conveys the meaning of a "thoroughfare" or "crossroads," and is also associated with the mythical figure Zhong Kui, a deity known in folklore for his ability to subdue demons and ghosts. In historical texts, the character appears in compound terms related to junctions or spiritual protection, and its structure combines the radical for "head" or "large" with components suggesting a path or road. This character is less common in everyday modern usage but retains cultural significance in literature and traditional Chinese art.

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General Properties

Code Point
U+9997
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
馗
HTML Hex Encoding
馗
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE9 0xA6 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding
0x9997
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00009997
C/C++/Java Escape
\u9997

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
D850
kCCCII
23522F
kCNS1986
2-3A34
kCNS1992
2-3A34
kCangjie
KNTHU
kCantonese
kwai4
kCihaiT
1495.601
kDaeJaweon
1954.030
kDefinition
cheekbone; path, road; intersection
kEACC
23522F
kFanqie
渠追 巨鳩
kFourCornerCode
4801.6
kGB0
5624
kGB1
5624
kGSR
0992m
kHangul
규:1N
kHanYu
74501.020
kHanyuPinyin
74501.020:kuí,qiú
kIICore
BGTJM
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74501.020
kIRG_GSource
G0-5838
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D850
kIRG_JSource
J0-7144
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-8928
kIRG_KSource
K1-5B46
kIRG_TSource
T2-3A34
kJapanese
キ ギ キュウ グ
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:4931
kJapaneseKun
HOOBONE MICHI KAKURERU
kJapaneseOn
KI
kJis0
8136
kKangXi
1428.030
kKarlgren
399
kKorean
KYU
kMainlandTelegraph
7447
kMandarin
kuí
kMatthews
3652
kMeyerWempe
1384d
kMojiJoho
MJ028595
kMorohashi
44492
kPhonetic
587
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+7227+185.9.2
kRSUnicode
185.2
kSBGY
056.29 210.38
kSMSZD2003Index
783.12
kSMSZD2003Readings
kuí粵kwai4
kTaiwanTelegraph
7447
kTGHZ2013
203.020:kuí
kTotalStrokes
11
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kXerox
275:305
kXHC1983
0662.110:kuí