Kanbun (Unicode block) explained

Blockname:Kanbun
Rangestart:3190
Rangeend:319F
Script1:Common
Alphabets:Chinese characters
1 0 0:16
Note:[1] [2]

Kanbun is a Unicode block containing annotation characters used in Japanese copies (kanbun) of Classical Chinese texts, to indicate reading order.

Its block name in Unicode 1.0 was CJK Miscellaneous, and its code point range was defined differently, including the then-unallocated space now occupied by Bopomofo Extended, CJK Strokes and Katakana Phonetic Extensions.[3]

History

The following Unicode-related document records the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Kanbun block:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  3. Web site: 3.8: Block-by-Block Charts . The Unicode Standard . version 1.0 . Unicode Consortium.

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