U+56CD "囍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
囍
U+56CD "囍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character composed of two instances of the character for "happiness" (喜) placed side by side, symbolizing double happiness. It is commonly used in Chinese cultural contexts, especially in weddings and festive decorations, to express a wish for marital bliss and joyful union. This ideograph is not typically used as a standard word in written language but rather as a decorative glyph or auspicious symbol, often appearing on red paper, gift envelopes, and ceremonial items.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+56CD |
| 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 | 囍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 囍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0x9B 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x56CD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000056CD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u56cd |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kAlternateTotalStrokes | 24:J |
| kBigFive | F8A6 |
| kCCCII | 217367 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-7034 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-7034 |
| kCangjie | GRGRR |
| kCantonese | hei2 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0438.240 |
| kDefinition | double happiness |
| kEACC | 217367 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4466.1 |
| kHangul | 희:0 |
| kHanYu | 10707.061 |
| kIICore | ATHKP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0438.240 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10707.061 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0216.051 |
| kIRG_GSource | GK-6868 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-F8A6 |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-2454 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-F6A2 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-7D6E |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-7034 |
| kJapanese | ヨシ そうき |
| kJIS0213 | 2,04,52 |
| kJis1 | 2281 |
| kKangXi | 0216.051 |
| kKorean | HUY |
| kMandarin | xǐ |
| kMojiJoho | MJ008800 |
| kMorohashi | H076 |
| kPseudoGB1 | 9378 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17409+30.3.21 C+17409+33.3.21 |
| kRSUnicode | 30.18 |
| kTotalStrokes | 24 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HKMPT |
| kXerox | 323:337 |
| kStrange | Y |