U+55CB "嗋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+55CB "嗋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily carries the meaning of "to close" or "to shut," often used in contexts related to drawing in or contracting, such as the breath. It is a rarely used character in modern standard Chinese, appearing more frequently in classical texts or specialized terminology where it can denote actions like inhaling or threatening with a harsh tone. Structurally, it belongs to the mouth radical (口) and has a phonetic component suggesting its pronunciation, which is estimated to be xiā or xié in Mandarin based on historical and regional readings. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for digital representation and preservation of this less common but historically significant logograph.

General Properties

Code Point U+55CB
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 嗋
HTML Hex Encoding 嗋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE5 0x97 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0x55CB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000055CB
C/C++/Java Escape \u55cb

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 DCCE
kCCCII 217168
kCNS1986 2-4173
kCNS1992 2-4173
kCangjie RKSB
kCantonese hip3
kCihaiT 287.301
kDaeJaweon 0424.380
kFanqie 虚業
kFourCornerCode 6402.7
kGB3 2301
kGSR 0639f
kHanYu 10672.010
kHanyuPinyin 10672.010:xié
kIRGDaeJaweon 0424.380
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 10672.010
kIRGKangXi 0202.150
kIRG_GSource G3-3721
kIRG_HSource HB2-DCCE
kIRG_JSource J1-357A
kIRG_KPSource KP1-3A6A
kIRG_KSource K2-2831
kIRG_TSource T2-4173
kJapanese キョウ コウ
kJapaneseKun ODOSU
kJapaneseOn KYOU KOU
kJis1 2190
kKangXi 0202.150
kKorean HYEP
kMandarin xié
kMojiJoho MJ008518
kMorohashi 04059
kPhonetic 478A
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 C+21288+30.3.10
kRSUnicode 30.10
kSBGY 545.32
kTotalStrokes 13
kUnihanCore2020 HMT