KANGXI RADICAL WINE·U+2FA3

Character Information

Code Point
U+2FA3
HEX
2FA3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 BE A3
11100010 10111110 10100011
UTF16 (big Endian)
2F A3
00101111 10100011
UTF16 (little Endian)
A3 2F
10100011 00101111
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 2F A3
00000000 00000000 00101111 10100011
UTF32 (little Endian)
A3 2F 00 00
10100011 00101111 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⾣
URI Encoded
%E2%BE%A3

Description

The Unicode character U+2FA3, also known as KANGXI RADICAL WINE, is a typographical symbol that holds significant importance in the realm of Chinese typography and digital text. As part of the Kangxi Dictionary, which was compiled by the great Qing Dynasty scholar Lei Gengyao in the early 18th century, this radical serves as a classification tool for organizing Chinese characters. In digital text, the KANGXI RADICAL WINE symbol is often employed to denote the presence of a specific element within a character, helping users and linguists alike to understand its structure and meaning. Although it may not be commonly used in everyday digital communication, this character plays an indispensable role in the study and preservation of Chinese language and culture. Its use reflects a deep appreciation for the rich history and tradition of Chinese characters, as well as their evolving significance in the modern era of digital text and communication.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 12195 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+2FA3. 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+2FA3 to binary: 00101111 10100011. 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 10100011