U+51A5 "冥" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
冥
U+51A5 "冥" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that conveys meanings related to darkness, the underworld, or deep obscurity. Historically, it is composed of elements suggesting a covering over the sun, reinforcing its associations with gloom, the netherworld, or profound mystery. In classical and modern usage, "冥" appears in words referring to the afterlife, such as "冥界" (the underworld), and in philosophical or literary contexts describing dark, unfathomable depths, as in "冥想" (meditation or deep thought). Its structure and semantic range reflect a cultural concept of the invisible or shadowy realm beyond ordinary human experience.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+51A5 |
| 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 | 冥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 冥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x86 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x51A5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000051A5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u51a5 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | ADDF |
| kCCCII | 213339 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5442 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5442 |
| kCangjie | BAYC |
| kCantonese | ming4 |
| kCihaiT | 166.403 |
| kCowles | 2694 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0293.080 |
| kDefinition | dark, gloomy, night; deep |
| kEACC | 213339 |
| kFanqie | 莫經 |
| kFenn | 797G |
| kFennIndex | 345.05 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3780.0 |
| kGB0 | 5804 |
| kGB1 | 5804 |
| kGradeLevel | 3 |
| kGSR | 0841a |
| kHangul | 명:0E |
| kHanYu | 10304.100 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10304.100:míng,mián,miàn |
| kHKGlyph | 0302 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0293.080 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10304.100 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0130.280 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5A24 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-ADDF |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4C3D |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-DAEF |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5922 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5442 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-4C5C |
| kJapanese | メイ ミョウ ベキ ベン メン くらい |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:2121 |
| kJapaneseKun | KURAI |
| kJapaneseOn | MEI |
| kJis0 | 4429 |
| kKangXi | 0130.280 |
| kKorean | MYENG |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0388 |
| kMandarin | míng |
| kMatthews | 4528 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1818a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ007350 MJ007350:E0101 MJ057027:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 01588 01588:E0101 |
| kNelson | 0630 |
| kPhonetic | 902 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+3785+14.2.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 14.8 |
| kSBGY | 197.26 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 51.14 49.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | míng粵ming4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0388 |
| kTang | meng mèng |
| kTGHZ2013 | 254.160:míng |
| kTotalStrokes | 10 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | minh |
| kXerox | 264:275 |
| kXHC1983 | 0792.200:míng |