U+56AB "嚫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+56AB "嚫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and archaic Chinese character, primarily used in Buddhist scripture contexts, where it carries a meaning related to "to bow" or "to make obeisance," often associated with respectful prostration or homage. This character is composed of the mouth radical (口) and the phonetic component "親" (qin), and its usage appears in classical texts rather than modern vernacular, making it an esoteric glyph within the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideograph set. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and study of ancient religious literature, ensuring that such specialized symbols remain accessible for academic and historical documentation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+56AB
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	嚫
HTML Hex Encoding	嚫
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0x9A 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding	0x56AB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000056AB
C/C++/Java Escape	\u56ab

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	F1F0
kCCCII	217349
kCNS1986	2-653C
kCNS1992	2-653C
kCangjie	RYDU
kCantonese	can3
kCheungBauer	030/16;RYDU;can1
kCheungBauerIndex	390.07
kCihaiT	293.304
kDaeJaweon	0436.130
kDefinition	(Cant.) aspect marker of injury
kFanqie	初覲
kFourCornerCode	6601.0
kGB3	2283
kHanYu	10703.100
kHanyuPinyin	10703.100:chèn
kIRGDaeJaweon	0436.130
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	10703.100
kIRGKangXi	0213.340
kIRG_GSource	G3-3673
kIRG_HSource	HB2-F1F0
kIRG_JSource	J1-3663
kIRG_KPSource	KP1-3B06
kIRG_KSource	K2-2935
kIRG_TSource	T2-653C
kJapanese	シン
kJapaneseKun	HODOKOSU
kJapaneseOn	SHIN
kJis1	2267
kKangXi	0213.340
kKorean	CHIN
kMandarin	chèn
kMojiJoho	MJ008761
kMorohashi	04561
kPhonetic	64
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+21309+30.3.16
kRSUnicode	30.16
kSBGY	394.13
kSimplifiedVariant	"𰈍" U+3020D CJK Unified Ideograph-#
kTotalStrokes	19
kUnihanCore2020	HMT
kXHC1983	0133.082:chèn