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mysql>
mysql> SELECT CHARSET(CONVERT('abc' USING utf8));
+------------------------------------+
| CHARSET(CONVERT('abc' USING utf8)) |
+------------------------------------+
| utf8                               |
+------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>








20.3.CHARSET
20.3.1.CHARSET(str): Returns the character set of the string argument.
20.3.2.SELECT CHARSET(CONVERT('abc' USING utf8));
20.3.3.SELECT CHARSET(USER());