U+5199 "写" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

写

U+5199 "写" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to write" or "to compose," and it is commonly used in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese scripts. This ideograph originally depicted a hand holding a writing brush over a bird's nest or design, symbolizing the act of inscribing or recording. In modern usage, it appears in words related to writing, such as "写作" (to write a composition) and "描写" (to describe). It also carries extended meanings like "to draw" or "to sketch," and in computing contexts it can refer to "write" operations. As a frequently used character in daily communication, "写" is essential for expressing literacy, creativity, and documentation across East Asian languages that utilize Chinese characters.

General Properties

Code Point	U+5199
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	写
HTML Hex Encoding	写
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0x86 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0x5199
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00005199
C/C++/Java Escape	\u5199

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

kCCCII	273B37
kCNS1986	E-217A
kCNS1992	3-217A
kCangjie	BYSM
kCantonese	se2
kDaeJaweon	0292.170
kDefinition	write; draw, sketch; compose
kEACC	273B37
kFourCornerCode	3740.0
kGB0	4820
kHanYu	10303.010
kHanyuPinlu	xiě(1171)
kIICore	AGJ
kIRGDaeJaweon	0292.170
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	10303.010
kIRGKangXi	0130.161
kIRG_GSource	G0-5034
kIRG_JSource	J0-3C4C
kIRG_KSource	K2-242F
kIRG_TSource	T3-217A
kJapanese	シャソうつすうつる
kJoyoKanji	2010
kTGH	2013:316
kJapaneseKun	UTSUSU UTSUSHI
kJapaneseOn	SHA
kJis0	2844
kKangXi	0130.161
kKorean	SA
kMainlandTelegraph	1400
kMandarin	xiě
kMojiJoho	MJ007332
kMorohashi	01570
kNelson	0626 1278
kPhonetic	1150 1195
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+2296+14.2.3
kRSUnicode	14.3
kSMSZD2003Index	51.05
kTGHZ2013	405.150:xiě
kTotalStrokes	5
kTraditionalVariant	"寫" U+5BEB CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kUnihanCore2020	GJ
kXHC1983	1276.030:xiě 1276.090:xiè