U+54A8 "咨" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
咨
U+54A8 "咨" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used primarily in Classical and modern Chinese, as well as in Japanese and Korean contexts, where it means "to consult," "to advise," or "to deliberate," often appearing in formal or official language such as in the phrase "咨詢" (zīxún) meaning "to consult" or "inquiry." It is classified under the radical "口" (mouth) and has a total of 9 strokes, reflecting its composition of speech or sound interactions related to seeking or giving counsel. In historical usage, it also appears in imperial edicts or memorials, underscoring its role in administrative and communicative settings.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+54A8 |
| 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 | 咨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 咨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x92 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x54A8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000054A8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u54a8 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | AB74 |
| kCCCII | 213622 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5038 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5038 |
| kCangjie | IOR |
| kCantonese | zi1 |
| kCihaiT | 270.104 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0405.320 |
| kDefinition | inquire, consult, discuss; plan |
| kEACC | 213622 |
| kFanqie | 即夷 |
| kFenn | 442H |
| kFennIndex | 583.05 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3760.8 |
| kGB0 | 5541 |
| kGB1 | 5541 |
| kGSR | 0555e |
| kHangul | 자:0N |
| kHanYu | 10621.040 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10621.040:zī |
| kHKGlyph | 0559 |
| kIICore | AGTHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0405.320 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10621.040 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0186.110 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5749 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-AB74 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-527E |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E6AB |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6D2A |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5038 |
| kIRG_VSource | V2-8A67 |
| kJapanese | シ ああ はかる |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:1629 |
| kJapaneseKun | HAKARU AU |
| kJapaneseOn | SHI |
| kJis0 | 5094 |
| kKangXi | 0186.110 |
| kKorean | CA |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0745 |
| kMandarin | zī |
| kMatthews | 6923 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3531a |
| kMojiJoho | MJ008224 |
| kMorohashi | 03538 |
| kNelson | 0915 |
| kPhonetic | 128 160 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+4371+30.3.6 |
| kRSUnicode | 30.6 |
| kSBGY | 052.29 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+55DE<kMatthews,kMeyerWempe U+8AEE<kMatthews,kMeyerWempe |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 100.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | zī粵zi1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0745 |
| kTang | tzi |
| kTGHZ2013 | 490.190:zī |
| kTotalStrokes | 9 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 256:143 |
| kXHC1983 | 1528.130:zī |