KANGXI RADICAL FRAGRANT·U+2FB9

Character Information

Code Point
U+2FB9
HEX
2FB9
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 BE B9
11100010 10111110 10111001
UTF16 (big Endian)
2F B9
00101111 10111001
UTF16 (little Endian)
B9 2F
10111001 00101111
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 2F B9
00000000 00000000 00101111 10111001
UTF32 (little Endian)
B9 2F 00 00
10111001 00101111 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⾹
URI Encoded
%E2%BE%B9

Description

The Unicode character U+2FB9, known as the Kangxi Radical Fragrant, is an essential symbol in the study of Chinese characters and their components. In digital text, it serves as a reference point for identifying and analyzing the structure of complex Chinese characters. The Kangxi Radical system, devised by the Qing Dynasty scholar Lei Gongmu during the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1662-1722), classifies Chinese characters into 540 radicals or components based on their structural and semantic features. These radicals are primarily used in dictionaries, character analysis, and educational materials to simplify the understanding and learning of Chinese characters. The Kangxi Radical Fragrant (香) is one such radical, denoting the fragrance aspect, and can be found as a component in many Chinese characters related to scent, aroma, or fragrance. As a result, it plays a crucial role in preserving and promoting the rich linguistic heritage of China while facilitating the learning and analysis of the complex Chinese writing system.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 12217 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+2FB9. 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+2FB9 to binary: 00101111 10111001. 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 10111110 10111001