U+5289 "劉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
劉
U+5289 "劉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily functions as a surname, being one of the most common family names in China, often romanized as Liu in Mandarin and Lau in Cantonese. This ideograph carries the historical meaning of a type of battle axe or a weapon, reflecting its ancient origins as a symbol of martial authority, and it has been used in classical texts to denote slaughter or destruction. Beyond its literal definition, the character is deeply embedded in Chinese culture, appearing in the names of historical figures like Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, and in modern contexts as a ubiquitous surname across East Asia, including in Korea and Japan.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5289 |
| 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 | 劉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 劉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x8A 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5289 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005289 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5289 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | BC42 |
| kCCCII | 213422 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6C2C |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6C2C |
| kCangjie | HCLN |
| kCantonese | lau4 |
| kCihaiT | 188.503 |
| kCowles | 2259 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0325.160 |
| kDefinition | surname; kill, destroy |
| kEACC | 213422 |
| kFanqie | 力求 |
| kFenn | 309G |
| kFennIndex | 315.01 |
| kFourCornerCode | 7210.0 |
| kGB1 | 3385 |
| kGSR | 1114a' |
| kHangul | 류:0N 유:0 |
| kHanYu | 10359.040 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10359.040:liú |
| kHKGlyph | 0372 |
| kIICore | ATJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0325.160 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10359.040 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0144.390 |
| kIRG_GSource | G1-4175 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-BC42 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4E2D |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-D9A8 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5731 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6C2C |
| kIRG_VSource | V2-8A53 |
| kJapanese | リュウ ル ころす |
| kJinmeiyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kJapaneseKun | KOROSU |
| kJapaneseOn | RU RYUU |
| kJis0 | 4613 |
| kKangXi | 0144.390 |
| kKarlgren | 254 |
| kKorean | LYU |
| kLau | 1819 |
| kMandarin | liú |
| kMatthews | 4093 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1502b |
| kMojiJoho | MJ007602 MJ007602:E0101 MJ007601:E0102 MJ057057:E0103 |
| kMorohashi | 02224:E0102 |
| kNelson | 0709 |
| kPhonetic | 781 870A |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+3957+18.2.13 |
| kRSUnicode | 18.13 |
| kSBGY | 203.01 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+5218<kLau |
| kSimplifiedVariant | "刘" U+5218 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 64.06 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | liú粵lau4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0491 |
| kTang | *liou |
| kTotalStrokes | 15 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HJKMPT |
| kXerox | 247:242 |
| kXHC1983 | 0724.041:liú |