U+55DF "嗟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
嗟
U+55DF "嗟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as an interjection, used in Classical and modern Chinese to express sighing, lamentation, or exclamation, often carrying tones of regret, surprise, or reproach. It appears in literary phrases like "嗟乎" or "嗟哉," which can be translated as "alas" or "oh," and it is also found in compound words such as "嗟嘆" meaning to sigh deeply. Beyond its emotional usage, this character can serve as a verb in some contexts, denoting the act of sighing or exclaiming, and it holds historical significance in poetry and philosophical texts, where it conveys a reflective or melancholic tone.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+55DF |
| 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 | 嗟 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 嗟 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x97 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x55DF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000055DF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u55df |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B6D8 |
| kCCCII | 213674 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-633F |
| kCNS1992 | 1-633F |
| kCangjie | RTQM |
| kCantonese | ze1 |
| kCihaiT | 287.503 |
| kCowles | 4507 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0426.040 |
| kDefinition | sigh, alas |
| kEACC | 213674 |
| kFanqie | 子邪 |
| kFenn | 178K |
| kFennIndex | 54.07 121.10 |
| kFourCornerCode | 6801.1 |
| kGB0 | 6421 |
| kGB1 | 6421 |
| kGSR | 0005n |
| kHangul | 차:0N |
| kHanYu | 10661.010 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10661.010:jiē,jiè |
| kHKGlyph | 0642 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0426.040 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10661.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0203.210 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-6035 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B6D8 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-534D |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-ECAB |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-732A |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-633F |
| kIRG_VSource | V2-8A7E |
| kJapanese | サ シャ ああ なげく |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5157 |
| kJapaneseKun | AU NAGEKU |
| kJapaneseOn | SA SHA |
| kJis0 | 5145 |
| kKangXi | 0203.210 |
| kKorean | CHA |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 0842 |
| kMandarin | jiē |
| kMatthews | 763 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3303 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ008542 |
| kMorohashi | 04102 |
| kNelson | 0970 |
| kPhonetic | 12 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+4416+30.3.10 |
| kRSUnicode | 30.10 |
| kSBGY | 165.22 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 114.03 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | jiē,juē粵ze1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 0842 |
| kTang | *tzia |
| kTGHZ2013 | 172.070:jiē |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 276:326 |
| kXHC1983 | 0576.010:jiē 0618.090:juē |