Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⼽ has the Unicode code point U+2F3D. 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+2F3D to binary:
00101111 00111101. 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 10111100 10111101
KANGXI RADICAL HALBERD·U+2F3D
⼽
Character Information
Code Point
U+2F3D
HEX
2F3D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 BC BD | 11100010 10111100 10111101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2F 3D | 00101111 00111101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3D 2F | 00111101 00101111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2F 3D | 00000000 00000000 00101111 00111101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3D 2F 00 00 | 00111101 00101111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⼽
URI Encoded
%E2%BC%BD
Description
The Unicode character U+2F3D, known as KANGXI RADICAL HALBERD, is an essential symbol used in the representation of Chinese characters. In digital text, it typically serves as a radical in the Kangxi Dictionary, a comprehensive lexicon created by the Qing Dynasty scholar Lei Din during the early 18th century. The character U+2F3D represents a halberd, a weapon with both an axe head and a spike at the other end, commonly used in ancient Chinese warfare. The Kangxi Dictionary system categorizes characters based on their radicals, which are simpler, more basic characters that reflect the core meaning or structure of more complex characters. This classification system is still widely used today for the organization and understanding of Chinese characters, and U+2F3D plays a significant role in this process.
How to type the ⼽ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12093 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.