U+53C4 "叄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+53C4 "叄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the number three, specifically in its formal or financial numeral form used to prevent forgery on documents like banknotes and contracts. This variant is more complex in stroke composition compared to the standard character "三" and is part of the set of traditional Chinese capital numerals. Historically, its intricate design made it harder to alter or tamper with in legal and monetary contexts. The character belongs to the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs block and is used across several East Asian writing systems, though it is less common in everyday modern writing, often replaced by the simpler form. Its structure combines elements that signify repetition or accumulation, reinforcing the concept of the number three in a visually robust manner.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
叄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
叄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0x8F 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x53C4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000053C4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u53c4 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCNS1986 |
E-3455 |
| kCNS1992 |
3-3455 |
| kCangjie |
IIIM |
| kCantonese |
caam1 |
| kDefinition |
take part in, intervene; ginseng |
| kHanYu |
10387.210 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
10387.210 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0164.301 |
| kIRG_GSource |
GE-332C |
| kIRG_JSource |
JMJ-007983 |
| kIRG_MSource |
MD-53C4 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T3-3455 |
| kJapanese |
サン |
| kJapaneseKun |
MAIRU MITSU MAJIWARU |
| kJapaneseOn |
SAN SHIN |
| kKangXi |
0164.301 |
| kKorean |
CHAM SAM |
| kMandarin |
cān |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ007983 |
| kMorohashi |
03099 |
| kOtherNumeric |
3 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+19217+28.2.9 |
| kRSUnicode |
28.9 |
| kSimplifiedVariant |
"叁" U+53C1 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kTotalStrokes |
11 |