Re: RFC 10K

Rob Sayre <[email protected]> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:28:55 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.general
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Hi,

While there are many views on the semantics of RFC numbers, I like to view
them as Unicode code points.

RFC 8999 (Version-Independent Properties of QUIC)
覙 Meaning: U+8999 (覙) is a rare CJK ideograph built from the 見 ("see")
radical. In the Kangxi/Unihan record it carries the reading xiàn (Mandarin)
/ jihn (Cantonese), with the glossed sense of "to look at; to spy on; to
peep; to watch from a distance." It's an obscure character with essentially
no use in modern written Chinese—you'll only encounter it in large
dictionaries and the Unicode/Unihan database rather than in actual texts.

RFC 9000 (QUIC)
退 Meaning: Step back, retreat, withdraw, recede, or decline.

RFC 9001 (TLS and QUIC)
送 Meaning: see off, send off; dispatch, give; to deliver; to carry; to give
(as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send

RFC 9002 (QUIC Loss Detection and Congestion Control)
适 Meaning: match, comfortable; just; to fit; suitable; proper; just (now);
comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue

So, what would RFC 10000 have been? A double-edged sword.

Well, a dual-sided axe from Crete. 𐀀.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%90%80%80

thanks,
Rob