Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⾻ has the Unicode code point U+2FBB. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
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 thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2FBB to binary:
00101111 10111011. Those are the payload bits.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 10111110 10111011
KANGXI RADICAL BONE·U+2FBB
⾻
Character Information
Code Point
U+2FBB
HEX
2FBB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 BE BB | 11100010 10111110 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2F BB | 00101111 10111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BB 2F | 10111011 00101111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2F BB | 00000000 00000000 00101111 10111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BB 2F 00 00 | 10111011 00101111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⾻
URI Encoded
%E2%BE%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+2FBB is known as the "Kangxi Radical Bone". It is primarily used in the Kangxi Dictionary, which is one of the most comprehensive dictionaries in the Chinese language. This dictionary was compiled by the Qing dynasty scholar Lei Din-Tao and published in 1716 during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. Each entry in this dictionary is composed of a radical and a phonetic component, where the radical provides information about the semantic meaning of a character. In this case, the radical "Bone" (U+2FBB) is used to indicate that the character has something to do with bones or skeletal structures. This character plays an important role in digital text processing and indexing systems for Chinese language materials, as it helps in understanding the meaning of complex characters and aiding in the retrieval of relevant information. Its cultural significance lies in its association with the Kangxi Dictionary, which is considered one of the foundational works in Chinese lexicography. Despite being less commonly used in everyday digital text, it remains an important character for those working with classical texts or engaged in linguistic research.
How to type the ⾻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12219 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.