U+51C4 "凄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
凄
U+51C4 "凄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese and Japanese kanji character composed of the ice radical (冫) on the left and a phonetic component on the right, and it primarily conveys meanings related to coldness, bleakness, sorrow, or desolation. In classical and modern usage, it appears in words like "凄い" (sugoi) in Japanese, which can mean "amazing" or "terrible," and in Chinese compounds such as "凄凉" (qīliáng), meaning bleak or dreary. This character captures a sensory and emotional chill, often used to describe harsh winds, lonely scenes, or a deeply poignant mood. Its semantic range reflects both physical cold and metaphorical sadness, making it a versatile character in East Asian literature and daily language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+51C4 |
| 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 | 凄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 凄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x87 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x51C4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000051C4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u51c4 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | D0E2 |
| kCCCII | 216A44 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-2E25 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-2E25 |
| kCangjie | IMJLV |
| kCantonese | cai1 |
| kCihaiT | 169.205 |
| kCowles | 4698 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0296.220 |
| kDefinition | bitter cold, miserable, dreary |
| kEACC | 2D475F |
| kFanqie | 七稽 |
| kFennIndex | 37.13 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3514.4 |
| kGB0 | 3864 |
| kGB1 | 3864 |
| kHangul | 처:0N |
| kHanYu | 10299.010 |
| kHanyuPinlu | qī(16) |
| kIICore | AGJKP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0296.220 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10299.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0132.330 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4660 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-D0E2 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4028 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-ECF3 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-7422 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-2E25 |
| kJapanese | セイ サイ すごい すさまじい さむい |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:2015 |
| kJapaneseKun | SAMUI SUSAMAJII SUGOI |
| kJapaneseOn | SEI |
| kJis0 | 3208 |
| kKangXi | 0132.330 |
| kKorean | CHE |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0401 |
| kMandarin | qī |
| kMatthews | 556 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3256 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ007385 |
| kMorohashi | 01657 |
| kNelson | 0647 |
| kPhonetic | 55 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2636+15.2.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 15.8 |
| kSBGY | 087.27 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+6DD2<kMatthews,kMeyerWempe |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 53.05 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0401 |
| kTang | *tsei tsei |
| kTGHZ2013 | 290.080:qī |
| kTotalStrokes | 10 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXHC1983 | 0894.050:qī |