U+4E44 "乄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+4E44 "乄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and specialized Han character that is primarily used in Japanese writing, where it functions as a symbol or abbreviation for certain words or concepts. In Japanese, it is often read as "shime" and can represent the meaning of "to finish" or "to close," though it is also known for its use in marking the end of a document or a section. This character is not commonly found in standard Chinese or Korean usage, making it a unique example within the CJK family due to its limited and specific applications. Its structure is simple, consisting of a single stroke, which underscores its function as a compact notation rather than a full lexical character.

General Properties

Code Point U+4E44
Version Added 1.1
Name CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Block CJK Unified Ideographs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 乄
HTML Hex Encoding 乄
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE4 0xB9 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0x4E44
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00004E44
C/C++/Java Escape \u4e44

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Han
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes
Unified Ideograph Yes

Unihan Properties

kCangjie XXKU
kCantonese ngau1
kDefinition SHIME: to find a place to dwell; sum; a measurement of paper; SHITE to do; (not to be confused with U3024 HANGZHOU NUMERAL FIVE)
kHanYu 10049.051
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 10049.051
kIRGKangXi 0081.181
kIRG_GSource GE-302D
kIRG_JSource J1-3031
kJapanese しめ
kJapaneseKun SHIME SHITE
kJis1 1617
kKangXi 0081.181
kMandarin
kMojiJoho MJ006376 MJ006376:E0101 MJ006377:E0102
kMorohashi 00116:E0102
kNelson 0126
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 C+14304+4.1.1
kRSUnicode 4.1
kTotalStrokes 2
kStrange C