<p>So, I think I just wrap this up in a proper answer instead of some comments with links.</p>

<p>Basically, there are <a href="http://unicode.org/versions/Unicode8.0.0/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">two major changes</a>:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>9 new characters were added to the  CJK Unified Ideographs block.</p></li>
<li><p>A new block called 'CJK Unified Ideographs Extension E' with 5762 ideographs was added to Unicode. You can <a href="http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-8.0/U80-2B820.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">find these here</a> (.pdf file). </p></li>
</ul>

<p>Characters from the first page of the file:
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CsOlg.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJK_Unified_Ideographs#CJK_Unified_Ideographs_Extension_E_.28projected.29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>, in the early stages of the new standard version, 
<em>CJK-E was originally intended to include another 16,000+ characters not present in CJK-C. However, in May 2007 the Republic of China (Taiwan) withdrew 6,545 personal name usage characters deemed no longer in use,in May 2013 China withdrew 6 characters, and many others were later withdrawn or moved to CJK-F (projected), so the current version includes 5,762 new characters. CJK-E including 5,762 Han characters will be new in Unicode 8.0.</em> </p>

<p>Here's a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJK_Unified_Ideographs_Extension_E" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia article</a> that will document these, but most browsers fail to display the characters yet. </p>

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<p>UPDATE: <a href="http://fonts.jp/hanazono/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanazono</a> supports CJK Ext. E. Download the font <a href="http://iij.dl.sourceforge.jp/hanazono-font/62072/hanazono-20141012.zip" rel="nofollow noreferrer">from here</a>. </p>

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<p>Was reading <a href="http://m.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=49915" rel="nofollow">Unicode 8.0 Brings 7,716 New Characters Including 36 New Emoji and 5 Skin Modifiers</a> on iClarified, the article also mentioned:</p>

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  <p>5,771 new ideographs for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean</p>
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<li>What Does Unicode 8.0 Mean For Chinese?</li>
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What Does Unicode 8.0 Mean For Chinese?
# What Does Unicode 8.0 Mean For Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-18)

Was reading [Unicode 8.0 Brings 7,716 New Characters Including 36 New Emoji and 5 Skin Modifiers](http://m.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=49915) on iClarified, the article also mentioned:

> 5,771 new ideographs for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

* What Does Unicode 8.0 Mean For Chinese?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-18. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

So, I think I just wrap this up in a proper answer instead of some comments with links.

Basically, there are [two major changes](http://unicode.org/versions/Unicode8.0.0/):

* 9 new characters were added to the CJK Unified Ideographs block.
* A new block called 'CJK Unified Ideographs Extension E' with 5762 ideographs was added to Unicode. You can [find these here](http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-8.0/U80-2B820.pdf) (.pdf file).

Characters from the first page of the file:
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/CsOlg.png)

According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJK_Unified_Ideographs#CJK_Unified_Ideographs_Extension_E_.28projected.29), in the early stages of the new standard version,
*CJK-E was originally intended to include another 16,000+ characters not present in CJK-C. However, in May 2007 the Republic of China (Taiwan) withdrew 6,545 personal name usage characters deemed no longer in use,in May 2013 China withdrew 6 characters, and many others were later withdrawn or moved to CJK-F (projected), so the current version includes 5,762 new characters. CJK-E including 5,762 Han characters will be new in Unicode 8.0.*

Here's a [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJK_Unified_Ideographs_Extension_E) that will document these, but most browsers fail to display the characters yet.

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UPDATE: [Hanazono](http://fonts.jp/hanazono/) supports CJK Ext. E. Download the font [from here](http://iij.dl.sourceforge.jp/hanazono-font/62072/hanazono-20141012.zip).


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