<p>The <a href="https://github.com/cjkvi/cjkvi-ids" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CJK IDS</a> has this entry for 右:</p>

<pre><code>U+53F3   右   ⿸口
U+20087     
</code></pre>

<p>Which seems to match what you found.</p>

<p>You do need a font that includes CJK Extension B for 20087. No problem on my Mac, it seems to have lots of them with this character.</p>

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Where are the entries for CJK IDS? And how could I know that `U+20087` is in CJK Extension B?
Rodrigo
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@Rodrigo CJK IDS is here: https://github.com/cjkvi/cjkvi-ids  It is more of a visual structural breakdown of characters than a linguistic breakdown, but sometimes there are correspondences.
Ben Jackson
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@Rodrigo Another easy place to find the composition is a google search which will bring up https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/右
Tom Gewecke
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@Rodrigo A google search for U+20087 will quickly give you info about what part of unicode it is in, e.g. https://codepoints.net/U+20087?lang=en
Tom Gewecke
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@TomGewecke Yes, I've found it in a few sites, but wasn't sure because the proper font wasn't installed yet.
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Ben Jackson
<p>Just FYI, the top left part of「右」and the top left part of「左」have different origins. Also, neither of them have anything to do with「十」.</p>

<hr>

<p>The top left part of「右」as a stand-alone character is now written as「又」. It was originally a picture of a <em>right hand</em>.</p>

<p><H1><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">商</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/P61nK.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/P61nK.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">後</a>2.5.15<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=24506&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集24506</a></kbd><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">秦</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips" rel="nofollow noreferrer">簡</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/n4oFf.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/n4oFf.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">睡</a>・<a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">日甲</a>36<br>　</kbd><kbd>今<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">楷</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xLtDA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xLtDA.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></H1></p>

<ul>
<li><p>The「口」in「右」was added later to distinguish between the meaning <em>right hand (anatomy)</em> and <em>right side</em>.</p>

<p><H1><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou" rel="nofollow noreferrer">西周</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">金</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TpXtU.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TpXtU.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br>夨令方彝<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=9901&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成9901</a></kbd><kbd>秦<br>簡<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9sZN4.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9sZN4.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">睡・封</a>21<br>　</kbd><kbd>今<br>楷<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IZJEy.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IZJEy.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></H1></p></li>
</ul>

<p>The top left part of「左」, unsurprisingly, was originally a picture of a <em>left hand</em>. As a stand-alone character, it is now written as「」.</p>

<p><H1><kbd>商<br>甲<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2RjU0.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2RjU0.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">粹</a>950<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=28882&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集28882</a></kbd><kbd>西周<br>金<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bs41K.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bs41K.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br>三年師兌簋<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=4318&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成4318</a></kbd><kbd>今<br>楷<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/uklZ9.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/uklZ9.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></H1></p>

<ul>
<li><p>The「工」(<em>picture of a tool</em>) in「左」was added later to bring out the meaning of <em>assistance, help</em>, now written as「佐」.</p>

<p><H1><kbd>西周<br>金<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EWBPi.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EWBPi.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br>虢季子白盤<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=10173&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成10173</a></kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_seal_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">篆</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/RDPKW.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RDPKW.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">說文解字</a><br>　</kbd><kbd>今<br>楷<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/pTL2R.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/pTL2R.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></H1></p></li>
</ul>

<hr>

<p>The top left component of「右」and「左」look very similar in the modern script, but the original components meant different things and had different pronunciations. For example,「又」, being the top left component of「右」, is also found at the top left part of both of the following characters, where it contributes both meaning and sound:</p>

<ul>
<li>「有」(<strong>yǒu</strong>; <em>picture of a hand</em>「又」<strong>yòu</strong> <em>holding a piece of meat</em>「⺼・肉」<em>> to have [something]</em>)</li>
<li>「友」(<strong>yǒu</strong>; <em>picture of two right hands</em>「又」<strong>yòu</strong> <em>> friend</em>)</li>
</ul>

<hr>

<p><strong>References:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">小學堂</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">國學大師</a>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">郭沫若《甲骨文合集》</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

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dROOOze
<p>I want to display the two parts of the 右 character in a document. The first part, 口, is easy. The problem lies in the second part, which some sources call "left hand" radical.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ0ZhZDCRWk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This video</a> calls it a character derived from the 十 (ten) radical. However, the drawing in the video is different from the one found in <a href="http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux.cgi?=%A5k" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zhongwen.com</a>, which is more similar to the original drawing (but at zhongwen.com it's an image, and I want an Unicode character).</p>

<p>Actually I've (probably) found the character I want (?) from <a href="http://www.hanzicraft.com/character/%E5%B7%A6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. But, even after I installed some 10 different Chinese fonts in my Debian system, it still displays as a square with numbers on it, and sometimes as a large blank space. I've updated the font cache, and still nothing. So, do I need some very specific font or what?</p>

<radicals><fonts>
How to display the "left hand" radical as Unicode text?
# How to display the "left hand" radical as Unicode text?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-18)

I want to display the two parts of the 右 character in a document. The first part, 口, is easy. The problem lies in the second part, which some sources call "left hand" radical.

[This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ0ZhZDCRWk) calls it a character derived from the 十 (ten) radical. However, the drawing in the video is different from the one found in [zhongwen.com](http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux.cgi?=%A5k), which is more similar to the original drawing (but at zhongwen.com it's an image, and I want an Unicode character).

Actually I've (probably) found the character I want (?) from [here](http://www.hanzicraft.com/character/%E5%B7%A6). But, even after I installed some 10 different Chinese fonts in my Debian system, it still displays as a square with numbers on it, and sometimes as a large blank space. I've updated the font cache, and still nothing. So, do I need some very specific font or what?

**Tags:** radicals, fonts


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-02-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The [CJK IDS](https://github.com/cjkvi/cjkvi-ids) has this entry for 右:

```
U+53F3   右   ⿸口
U+20087     

```

Which seems to match what you found.

You do need a font that includes CJK Extension B for 20087. No problem on my Mac, it seems to have lots of them with this character.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Where are the entries for CJK IDS? And how could I know that `U+20087` is in CJK Extension B?  
> **username_1**: @username_0 CJK IDS is here: https://github.com/cjkvi/cjkvi-ids  It is more of a visual structural breakdown of characters than a linguistic breakdown, but sometimes there are correspondences.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Another easy place to find the composition is a google search which will bring up https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/右  
> **username_2**: @username_0 A google search for U+20087 will quickly give you info about what part of unicode it is in, e.g. https://codepoints.net/U+20087?lang=en  
> **username_0**: @username_2 Yes, I've found it in a few sites, but wasn't sure because the proper font wasn't installed yet.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-02-20. Score: 2

Just FYI, the top left part of「右」and the top left part of「左」have different origins. Also, neither of them have anything to do with「十」.

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The top left part of「右」as a stand-alone character is now written as「又」. It was originally a picture of a *right hand*.

# `商 甲 enter image description here 後2.5.15 合集24506``秦 簡 enter image description here 睡・日甲36``今 楷 enter image description here`

* The「口」in「右」was added later to distinguish between the meaning *right hand (anatomy)* and *right side*.

  # `西周 金 enter image description here 夨令方彝 集成9901``秦 簡 enter image description here 睡・封21``今 楷 enter image description here`

The top left part of「左」, unsurprisingly, was originally a picture of a *left hand*. As a stand-alone character, it is now written as「」.

# `商 甲 enter image description here 粹950 合集28882``西周 金 enter image description here 三年師兌簋 集成4318``今 楷 enter image description here`

* The「工」(*picture of a tool*) in「左」was added later to bring out the meaning of *assistance, help*, now written as「佐」.

  # `西周 金 enter image description here 虢季子白盤 集成10173` `篆 enter image description here 說文解字``今 楷 enter image description here`

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The top left component of「右」and「左」look very similar in the modern script, but the original components meant different things and had different pronunciations. For example,「又」, being the top left component of「右」, is also found at the top left part of both of the following characters, where it contributes both meaning and sound:

* 「有」(**yǒu**; *picture of a hand*「又」**yòu** *holding a piece of meat*「⺼・肉」*> to have [something]*)
* 「友」(**yǒu**; *picture of two right hands*「又」**yòu** *> friend*)

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**References:**

* [小學堂](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/)
* [國學大師](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/)
  + [郭沫若《甲骨文合集》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/)
  + [中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/)


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