U+5431 "吱" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
吱
U+5431 "吱" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in both simplified and traditional writing, primarily functioning as an onomatopoeic word. In Mandarin, it is pronounced "zhī" or "zī" and commonly represents the squeaking or chirping sounds made by mice, birds, or small creatures, as in the word "吱吱" (zhī zhī) for a mouse's squeak. It also appears in other contexts, such as "吱声" (zhī shēng), meaning to utter a sound or speak up, often in the phrase "不吱声" (bù zhī shēng) to indicate silence or not saying a word. The character belongs to the mouth radical (口) and is composed of 7 strokes, reflecting its association with sounds and vocal expressions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5431 |
| 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 | 吱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 吱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x90 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5431 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005431 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5431 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A773 |
| kCCCII | 213555 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4955 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4955 |
| kCangjie | RJE |
| kCantonese | zi1 |
| kCihaiT | 263.305 |
| kCowles | 209 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0396.120 |
| kDefinition | chirping, squeaking, hissing |
| kEACC | 213555 |
| kFanqie | 去智 |
| kFenn | 539K |
| kFennIndex | 66.10 |
| kFourCornerCode | 6404.7 |
| kGB0 | 5408 |
| kGB1 | 5408 |
| kGradeLevel | 2 |
| kHangul | 지:N |
| kHanYu | 10586.020 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10586.020:zhī,zī,qì |
| kHKGlyph | 0519 |
| kIICore | AGTHM |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0396.120 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10586.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0179.010 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5628 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A773 |
| kIRG_JSource | J1-346C |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-2649 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4955 |
| kIRG_VSource | V0-306C |
| kJapanese | シ キ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:723 |
| kJapaneseKun | KOENOSAMA |
| kJapaneseOn | SHI KI |
| kJis1 | 2076 |
| kKangXi | 0179.010 |
| kKorean | CI |
| kLau | 1417 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 8123 |
| kMandarin | zhī |
| kMatthews | 6922 |
| kMeyerWempe | 232 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ008106 |
| kMorohashi | 03362 |
| kPhonetic | 130 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+19222+30.3.4 C+19222+65.4.3 |
| kRSUnicode | 30.4 |
| kSBGY | 348.35 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 95.01 274.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | zhī,zī粵zi1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 9732 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 475.060:zhī 490.170:zī |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kVietnamese | chê |
| kXerox | 253:150 |
| kXHC1983 | 1480.020:zhī 1529.080:zī |