Character Info
04376
 UK-20756 |
Kept in Main Set, pending further discussion of the encoding model for Taoist characters, IRG 57.
Attributes:
Meeting Minutes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| IRG #57 2021-09-17 (Fri) 11:07 am +0800 Recorded by Henry CHAN | Kept in Main Set, pending further discussion of the encoding model for Taoist characters (automatically processed by IRG ORT Manager) |
Attribute Changes
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.0 | For 04376, add Discussion Record "Kept in Main Set, pending further discussion of the encoding model for Taoist characters, IRG 57." |
Glyph Changes
| Source Reference | Glyph |
|---|---|
| UK-20756 | 1.0 |
Raw Info
| group | UK |
| a) Source reference | UK-20756 |
| b) PUA Code of TTF | E148 |
| c) KangXi Radical Code (Primary) | 173.0 |
| d) Stroke Count (Primary) | 22 |
| e) First Stroke (Primary) | 3 |
| f) Secondary KX Radical Code | N/A |
| f) a. Secondary Stroke Count | N/A |
| f) b. Secondary First Stroke | N/A |
| g) Total Stroke Count | 30 |
| i) IDS | ⿱雨⿺鬼開 |
| j) Similar/ Variants | N/A |
| k1) References to evidence documents | 《廣成儀制・鐵鏆施食集》（清宣統二年刊本） folio 29 |
| k2) Images Filenames | UK-20756-001.jpg |
| l) Other Information | N/A |
| m1) Previous IRG WS | N/A |
| m2) Sequence No. | N/A |
Review Comments
IRG PnP 2.1.1.c says: characters must be used in script as characters in text. Logos and images used separately from running text are not acceptable.
If IRG is going to encode them one by one, then please prepare to be criticized for it and overwhlemed by this kind of characters.There are countless words used in Taoism and many of them can combine with 雨+鬼/雨/鬼/口/尚……
I have stated the problems very clearly in my proposal IRGN2518 and experts gave their opinions about Daoist characters in IRGN2579. But none of the proposals change IRG's decision, which was very frustrating. In the last IRGmeeting, I was stopped by other experts saying there is no problem in encoding most of Taoist characters submitted in IRG WS2021, which was also disappointing.
I was planning to write another proposal about the characters but finnaly decided not after more upsetting things happened. I realized that I don't have the time, knowledge and the patience to change the situation. So this will be my last comment on Daoist characters in IRG.