U+5443 "呃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
呃
U+5443 "呃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as a final particle in spoken Mandarin, used to express hesitation, mild surprise, rhetorical questioning, or to soften a statement, often corresponding to sounds like "er" or "uh" in English. It can also denote a hiccup or belch in classical usage, reflecting its radical component "口" (mouth) which relates to vocal or oral actions. In modern digital communication, this character is frequently employed in text messages and online forums to convey pauses, uncertainty, or gentle emphasis, making it a versatile tool for pragmatic expression in East Asian languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5443 |
| 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 | 呃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 呃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x91 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5443 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005443 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5443 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A763 |
| kCCCII | 213558 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4945 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4945 |
| kCangjie | RMSU |
| kCantonese | ak1 |
| kCheungBauer | 030/04;RMSU;[ng]aak1,e6 |
| kCheungBauerIndex | 348.05 348.06 |
| kCihaiT | 263.205 |
| kCowles | 39 3023 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0399.010 |
| kDefinition | belch; hiccup |
| kEACC | 213558 |
| kFanqie | 烏界 於革 |
| kFourCornerCode | 6101.2 |
| kGB0 | 6332 |
| kGB1 | 6332 |
| kHanYu | 10587.110 |
| kHanyuPinlu | è(14) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10587.110:ài,è,e |
| kHKGlyph | 0514 |
| kIICore | AGTHM |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0399.010 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10587.110 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0181.040 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5F40 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A763 |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-2368 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-3969 |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-264E |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4945 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-4E61 |
| kJapanese | アク アイ |
| kTGH | 2013:3703 |
| kJIS0213 | 2,03,72 |
| kJapaneseKun | NAKU |
| kJapaneseOn | AKU AI |
| kJis1 | 2079 |
| kKangXi | 0181.040 |
| kKorean | AY |
| kLau | 22 23 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0713 |
| kMandarin | è |
| kMatthews | 1740 |
| kMeyerWempe | 30 2036 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ008127 |
| kMorohashi | 03387 |
| kPhonetic | 8 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17349+30.3.4 |
| kRSUnicode | 30.4 |
| kSBGY | 384.44 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 94.06 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | è粵ak1,aak1 |
| kSpecializedSemanticVariant | U+9628<kMeyerWempe |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0713 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 087.030:è 087.240:e |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kVietnamese | nhách |
| kXerox | 266:164 |
| kXHC1983 | 0284.070:è 0285.040:e |