U+5530 "唰" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

唰

U+5530 "唰" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as an onomatopoeic word representing a swishing or rustling sound, such as the noise of rain falling, wind blowing, or leaves brushing together. It is commonly used in modern Chinese writing to describe swift, sweeping motions or sounds, appearing in phrases like "唰唰" to emphasize continuous or repeated soft noises. This character is composed of the radical 口 (mouth) on the left, indicating its connection to sound, and the phonetic component 刷, which contributes to its pronunciation as shuā in Mandarin. Overall, "唰" enriches the expressive capacity of written Chinese by mimicking auditory experiences in a concise visual form.

General Properties

Code Point	U+5530
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	唰
HTML Hex Encoding	唰
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0x94 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding	0x5530
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00005530
C/C++/Java Escape	\u5530

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Han
Script Extensions	Han
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
Unified Ideograph	Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive	D47C
kCCCII	217068
kCNS1986	2-3421
kCNS1992	2-3421
kCangjie	RSBN
kCantonese	caat3
kDaeJaweon	0413.180
kDefinition	swish, rustle
kEACC	217068
kFanqie	所劣
kFourCornerCode	6200.0
kGB0	6407
kGB1	6407
kHanYu	10647.060
kHanyuPinlu	shuā(36)
kHanyuPinyin	10647.060:shuā
kIICore	BGT
kIRGDaeJaweon	0413.180
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	10647.060
kIRGKangXi	0193.180
kIRG_GSource	G0-6027
kIRG_HSource	HB2-D47C
kIRG_JSource	JMJ-008346
kIRG_KSource	K2-274D
kIRG_TSource	T2-3421
kJapanese	セツセチサツ
kTGH	2013:4853
kJapaneseKun	HANETSUKUROHU
kJapaneseOn	SETSU SECHI SATSU
kKangXi	0193.180
kMandarin	shuā
kMojiJoho	MJ008346
kMorohashi	03762
kRSUnicode	30.8
kSMSZD2003Index	108.04
kSMSZD2003Readings	shuā粵caat3
kTGHZ2013	343.020:shuā
kTotalStrokes	11
kUnihanCore2020	GHMT
kXerox	317:270
kXHC1983	1070.101:shuā