Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⼼ has the Unicode code point U+2F3C. 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+2F3C to binary:
00101111 00111100. 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 10111100
KANGXI RADICAL HEART·U+2F3C
⼼
Character Information
Code Point
U+2F3C
HEX
2F3C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 BC BC | 11100010 10111100 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2F 3C | 00101111 00111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3C 2F | 00111100 00101111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2F 3C | 00000000 00000000 00101111 00111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3C 2F 00 00 | 00111100 00101111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⼼
URI Encoded
%E2%BC%BC
Description
The Kangxi Radical Heart (U+2F3C) is a special character used primarily in the context of Chinese typography. Its primary role lies within the Kangxi Dictionary system, which classifies Chinese characters based on their radicals or component strokes. Each character is assigned to a specific radical, and these radicals are organized hierarchically, with U+2F3C representing the most fundamental level of classification. The Kangxi Radical Heart represents the core structure of a group of characters that revolve around the heart concept in Chinese script. This character is not typically used in digital text for everyday communication but holds significant importance in linguistic studies and the classification of Chinese characters.
How to type the ⼼ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12092 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.