U+5567 "啧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+5567 "啧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily carries the meaning of expressing surprise, admiration, or mild reproach, often used as an interjection similar to "tsk" or "hey" in English. It can also denote a sighing or clicking sound made with the mouth, reflecting an emotional reaction in conversational contexts. This character is composed of two radicals, with "口" (mouth) indicating its connection to speech or sound, and "责" (ze) providing both phonetic and semantic hints related to rebuke or responsibility. In modern usage, "啧" is frequently seen in informal writing and online communication to convey subtle tones of disapproval, disappointment, or realization. Its presence in the Unicode standard ensures proper representation in digital text across various platforms and languages, particularly for users of Chinese script.

General Properties

Code Point U+5567
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 啧
HTML Hex Encoding 啧
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE5 0x95 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x5567
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00005567
C/C++/Java Escape \u5567

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

kCCCII 273727
kCangjie RQMO
kCantonese zaak3
kDefinition interjection of approval or admiration
kEACC 273727
kFourCornerCode 6508
kGB0 6385
kHanYu 10635.120
kIICore CG
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 10635.120
kIRGKangXi 0196.261
kIRG_GSource G0-5F75
kTGH 2013:4811
kKangXi 0196.261
kMainlandTelegraph 0862
kMandarin
kPhonetic 16*
kRSUnicode 30.8
kSMSZD2003Index 109.05
kTGHZ2013 460.080:zé
kTotalStrokes 11
kTraditionalVariant "嘖" U+5616 CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kUnihanCore2020 G
kXHC1983 1444.050:zé