U+5315 "匕" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
匕
U+5315 "匕" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that originally depicted an ancient spoon or ladle, and its core meaning refers to a spoon or a dagger, particularly a short dagger or an ancient weapon. In modern usage, it appears as a component in other characters, often carrying the semantic sense of a tool, a container, or a ritual implement. The character is also part of the Japanese kanji system, where it is pronounced "hichi" or "saji" and retains similar meanings, including its use in the word "匕 首" (hishu) meaning dagger. Despite its simple form, "匕" holds historical significance in oracle bone script and bronze inscriptions, where it was used to represent both the utensil and the act of stabbing or scooping.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5315 |
| 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 | 匕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 匕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x8C 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5315 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005315 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5315 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A450 |
| kCCCII | 213447 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4431 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4431 |
| kCangjie | UH |
| kCantonese | bei3 |
| kCihaiT | 201.506 |
| kCowles | 3274 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0342.020 |
| kDefinition | spoon, ladle; knife, dirk |
| kEACC | 213447 |
| kFanqie | 卑履 呼霸 |
| kFenn | 317K |
| kFennIndex | 399.03 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4071.0 |
| kGB0 | 5616 |
| kGB1 | 5616 |
| kGSR | 0565a 0566a |
| kHangul | 비:0N |
| kHanYu | 10261.150 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10261.150:bǐ,pìn |
| kHDZRadBreak | ⼔[U+2F14]:10261.150 |
| kHKGlyph | 0409 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0342.020 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10261.150 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0152.180 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5830 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A450 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-5238 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-DFCB |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5D62 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4431 |
| kJapanese | ヒ さじ さじのひ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:13 |
| kJapaneseKun | SAJI |
| kJapaneseOn | HI |
| kJis0 | 5024 |
| kKangXi | 0152.180 |
| kKarlgren | 93 |
| kKorean | PI |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0552 |
| kMandarin | bǐ |
| kMatthews | 5076 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2324 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ007777 |
| kMorohashi | 02570 |
| kNelson | 0750 |
| kPhonetic | 1033 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+4301+21.2.0 V+7983+21.2.0 |
| kRSUnicode | 21.0 |
| kSBGY | 248.06 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 71.12 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | bǐ粵bei2,bei3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0552 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 017.120:bǐ |
| kTotalStrokes | 2 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 301:271 |
| kXHC1983 | 0056.020:bǐ |