U+5632 "嘲" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+5632 "嘲" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of "to ridicule," "to mock," or "to jeer," often associated with derisive laughter or sarcastic commentary. Its composition combines the mouth radical "口" on the left, indicating speech or sound, with the phonetic component "朝" on the right, which also carries a secondary connotation of "morning" or "dynasty" but here primarily contributes to the character's pronunciation (cháo or zhāo in Mandarin). In classical and modern Chinese texts, this character appears in words like "嘲笑" (cháoxiào, meaning to laugh at or mock) and "嘲弄" (cháonòng, meaning to tease or taunt), and it is also used in Japanese as part of the kanji system with similar meanings. This character exemplifies how the addition of the mouth radical to a phonetic element can create a logogram that captures a specific vocal action, enriched by cultural contexts of humor and satire across East Asian languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
嘲 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
嘲 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0x98 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x5632 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00005632 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u5632 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive |
BC4A |
| kCCCII |
213736 |
| kCNS1986 |
1-6C34 |
| kCNS1992 |
1-6C34 |
| kCangjie |
RJJB |
| kCantonese |
zaau1 |
| kCihaiT |
290.303 |
| kCowles |
106 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0430.060 |
| kDefinition |
ridicule, deride, scorn, jeer at |
| kEACC |
213736 |
| kFanqie |
陟交 |
| kFenn |
16H |
| kFennIndex |
19.08 21.07 |
| kFourCornerCode |
6702.0 |
| kGB0 |
1916 |
| kGB1 |
1916 |
| kHangul |
조:0N |
| kHanYu |
10681.100 |
| kHanyuPinlu |
cháo(28) |
| kHanyuPinyin |
10681.100:cháo,zhāo |
| kHKGlyph |
0673 |
| kIICore |
AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0430.060 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
10681.100 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0207.080 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-3330 |
| kIRG_HSource |
HB1-BC4A |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-535E |
| kIRG_KPSource |
KP0-E8F4 |
| kIRG_KSource |
K0-703F |
| kIRG_TSource |
T1-6C34 |
| kIRG_VSource |
V1-4F75 |
| kJapanese |
チョウ トウ あざける |
| kJoyoKanji |
2010 |
| kKoreanName |
2015 |
| kTGH |
2013:3238 |
| kJapaneseKun |
AZAKERU |
| kJapaneseOn |
TOU CHOU |
| kJis0 |
5162 |
| kKangXi |
0207.080 |
| kKorean |
CO |
| kLau |
1306 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
0877 |
| kMandarin |
cháo |
| kMatthews |
249 |
| kMeyerWempe |
114 |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ008622 MJ008623:E0102 MJ008622:E0103 |
| kMorohashi |
04254 04254:E0103 |
| kNelson |
0992 |
| kPhonetic |
217 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+4433+30.3.12 V+7821+30.3.12 |
| kRSUnicode |
30.12 |
| kSBGY |
154.08 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
117.15 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings |
cháo,zhāo粵zaau1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph |
0877 |
| kTang |
djau |
| kTGHZ2013 |
040.090:cháo |
| kTotalStrokes |
15 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese |
trào |
| kXerox |
264:057 |
| kXHC1983 |
0128.020:cháo 1458.030:zhāo |