Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⼬ has the Unicode code point U+2F2C. 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+2F2C to binary:
00101111 00101100. 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 10101100
KANGXI RADICAL SPROUT·U+2F2C
⼬
Character Information
Code Point
U+2F2C
HEX
2F2C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 BC AC | 11100010 10111100 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2F 2C | 00101111 00101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2C 2F | 00101100 00101111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2F 2C | 00000000 00000000 00101111 00101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2C 2F 00 00 | 00101100 00101111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⼬
URI Encoded
%E2%BC%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+2F2C, known as the "Kangxi Radical Sprout," is a specialized typographical symbol that holds significant importance in digital text, particularly within the scope of Chinese language processing and information technology. This character acts as a reference to one of the 560 Kangxi radicals used in the classification system for Chinese characters. Developed by the Chinese scholar Lei Gongmu during the Kangxi era (1662-1722), these radicals categorize and provide insights into the structure, meaning, and pronunciation of complex characters. In digital text, U+2F2C serves as an indexing tool for Chinese character dictionaries and linguistic databases, assisting researchers, language enthusiasts, and programmers in their studies and applications. The Kangxi Radical Sprout, like other Kangxi radicals, plays a vital role in facilitating efficient communication and preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chinese language in the digital realm.
How to type the ⼬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12076 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.