U+54A6 "咦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
咦
U+54A6 "咦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that functions primarily as an interjection, conveying surprise, doubt, or mild disapproval, often equivalent to "eh?" or "huh?" in English. It is composed of the radical "口" (mouth), indicating speech or sound, and the phonetic component "夷" (yí), which provides a clue to its pronunciation. In everyday usage, "咦" appears in contexts where a speaker reacts to unexpected information, such as in the phrase "咦? 怎麼回事?" meaning "Huh? What's going on?" It is also found in classical texts and modern literature to depict moments of sudden realization or questioning, making it a versatile expression of vocalized curiosity.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+54A6 |
| 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 | 咦 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 咦 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x92 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x54A6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000054A6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u54a6 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | AB78 |
| kCCCII | 213626 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-503C |
| kCNS1992 | 1-503C |
| kCangjie | RKN |
| kCantonese | ji4 |
| kCihaiT | 270.102 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0405.300 |
| kDefinition | exclamation of surprise |
| kEACC | 213626 |
| kFanqie | 喜夷 |
| kFourCornerCode | 6503.2 6508.1 |
| kGB0 | 6355 |
| kGB1 | 6355 |
| kHanYu | 10614.010 |
| kHanyuPinlu | yí(41) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10614.010:yí,xī |
| kHKGlyph | 0564 |
| kIICore | AGTHM |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0405.300 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10614.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0186.080 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5F57 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-AB78 |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-2370 |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-2673 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-503C |
| kIRG_VSource | V2-702B |
| kJapanese | イ キ タイ ダイ |
| kTGH | 2013:4202 |
| kJIS0213 | 2,03,80 |
| kJapaneseKun | TOIKI |
| kJapaneseOn | I KI TAI DAI |
| kJis1 | 2113 |
| kKangXi | 0186.080 |
| kKorean | I CAY |
| kMandarin | yí |
| kMatthews | 2984 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ008222 |
| kMorohashi | 03535 |
| kPhonetic | 1542 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17354+30.3.6 |
| kRSUnicode | 30.6 |
| kSBGY | 058.37 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 100.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | yí粵ji4 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 432.010:yí |
| kTotalStrokes | 9 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHMT |
| kXerox | 263:301 |
| kXHC1983 | 1360.090:yí |