KANGXI RADICAL ONE·U+2F00

Character Information

Code Point
U+2F00
HEX
2F00
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 BC 80
11100010 10111100 10000000
UTF16 (big Endian)
2F 00
00101111 00000000
UTF16 (little Endian)
00 2F
00000000 00101111
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 2F 00
00000000 00000000 00101111 00000000
UTF32 (little Endian)
00 2F 00 00
00000000 00101111 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⼀
URI Encoded
%E2%BC%80

Description

The Kangxi Radical One (U+2F00) is a significant character in the realm of Unicode typography and Chinese characters. In digital text, it primarily serves as a component for constructing more complex characters, representing one of the 214 basic radicals used in the Kangxi Dictionary. This dictionary, compiled by the Qing Dynasty scholar Lei Din-t'ao, is an influential resource for understanding and organizing Chinese characters. The Kangxi Radical One itself does not represent a standalone meaning or sound but rather functions as a building block for various characters, helping to convey their semantic and phonetic aspects. By using these radicals, Chinese typography enables the creation of a vast range of characters with varied meanings and pronunciations, contributing significantly to the richness and complexity of the Chinese language.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 12032 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+2F00. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2F00 to binary: 00101111 00000000. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100010 10111100 10000000