Unihan

U1N1I1H4A1N1

proper noun

A character set, a subset of Unicode, that attempts to unify the regional and historical variants of Han characters by treating them as different glyphs representing the same grapheme.

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Meanings

Unihan1

proper noun
  1. computingA character set, a subset of Unicode, that attempts to unify the regional and historical variants of Han characters by treating them as different glyphs representing the same grapheme.

Unihan2

proper noun
  1. UnicodeThe Unicode Han database, or Unihan Database: metadata for the Han characters encoded in Unicode.

Origin

Unihan · proper noun

From uni- + Han.

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Unihan · proper noun

Blend of Unicode + Han.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NanhuiHuinan
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APA

Unihan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unihan

MLA

“Unihan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unihan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Unihan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unihan.

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