U+5155 "兕" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
兕
U+5155 "兕" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is an ancient Chinese pictograph that depicts a mythical or legendary rhinoceros like creature, often described in classical texts as a fierce, one horned beast resembling a buffalo or rhinoceros that was believed to inhabit southern marshes. In historical Chinese culture, the character appears in oracle bone inscriptions and classical literature, such as the "Classic of Poetry," where it symbolizes strength and wildness, and is also referenced in the context of making cups from its horn. In modern usage, it is a rare character, primarily encountered in literary or historical contexts as a symbol of antiquity and brute power.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5155 |
| 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 | 兕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 兕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x85 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5155 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005155 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5155 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A8E1 |
| kCCCII | 213278 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4C24 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4C24 |
| kCangjie | SUHU |
| kCantonese | zi6 |
| kCihaiT | 140.202 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0265.100 |
| kDefinition | a female rhinoceros |
| kEACC | 213278 |
| kFanqie | 徐姊 |
| kFourCornerCode | 7721.7 |
| kGB0 | 5778 |
| kGB1 | 5778 |
| kGSR | 0556a |
| kHangul | 시:1N |
| kHanYu | 10270.030 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10270.030:sì |
| kHKGlyph | 0272 |
| kIICore | AGTH |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0265.100 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10270.030 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0125.070 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-596E |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A8E1 |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-2E51 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-3721 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-655A |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4C24 |
| kJapanese | ジ シ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:3718 |
| kJIS0213 | 1,14,49 |
| kJapaneseOn | SHI JI |
| kJis1 | 1873 |
| kKangXi | 0125.070 |
| kKorean | SI |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0349 |
| kMandarin | sì |
| kMatthews | 5603 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ007244 |
| kMorohashi | 01369 |
| kPhonetic | 151 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+16791+10.2.5 |
| kRSUnicode | 10.6 |
| kSBGY | 247.25 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 45.09 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | sì粵zi6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0349 |
| kTang | zǐ |
| kTGHZ2013 | 347.060:sì |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 277:161 |
| kXHC1983 | 1090.030:sì |