U+5583 "喃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
喃
U+5583 "喃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of muttering or murmuring, often used in the compound word "喃喃" to describe low, indistinct speech or the sound of continuous talking to oneself. This ideograph is also found in Japanese and Korean, where it retains similar phonetic and semantic associations, and it is classified under the radical "口" (mouth), reflecting its link to vocal expression. In historical and literary contexts, "喃" can appear in poems or narratives to evoke a sense of private reflection or gentle chatter.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5583 |
| 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 | 喃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 喃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x96 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5583 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005583 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5583 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B3E4 |
| kCCCII | 213666 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5E4A |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5E4A |
| kCangjie | RJBJ |
| kCantonese | naam4 |
| kCihaiT | 282.303 |
| kCowles | 2825 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0418.370 |
| kDefinition | keep talking, chattering; mumble |
| kEACC | 213666 |
| kFanqie | 女咸 |
| kFenn | 591G |
| kFennIndex | 355.02 |
| kFourCornerCode | 6402.7 |
| kGB0 | 6411 |
| kGB1 | 6411 |
| kGradeLevel | 5 |
| kHangul | 남:1N |
| kHanYu | 10650.050 |
| kHanyuPinlu | nán(26) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10650.050:nán,nǎn |
| kHKGlyph | 0626 |
| kIICore | AGTJHM |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0418.370 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10650.050 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0197.170 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-602B |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B3E4 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-5347 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-3A1C |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-5C35 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5E4A |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-4F54 |
| kJapanese | ナン ダン のう |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5130 |
| kJapaneseKun | NOU |
| kJapaneseOn | NAN |
| kJis0 | 5139 |
| kKangXi | 0197.170 |
| kKorean | NAM |
| kLau | 2247 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0809 |
| kMandarin | nán |
| kMatthews | 4621 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1938 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ008428 |
| kMorohashi | 03903 |
| kNelson | 0951 |
| kPhonetic | 939 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+4410+30.3.9 |
| kRSUnicode | 30.9 |
| kSBGY | 230.29 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+8AF5<kLau,kMatthews,kMeyerWempe |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 109.20 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | nán粵naam4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0809 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 262.030:nán |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kVietnamese | nôm |
| kXerox | 263:246 |
| kXHC1983 | 0816.020:nán |