U+58F1 "壱" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+58F1 "壱" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the number one, specifically used as a formal or financial variant of the standard character 一 (yī). Its primary application is in contexts where forgery or alteration of numerical values must be prevented, such as on banknotes, contracts, and legal documents, similar to how English uses "one" as a word but with a distinct graphical form to avoid tampering. Originating as a traditional and complex form of the numeral, it retains strong usage in East Asian cultures, particularly Japan and Taiwan, where it is the standard way to write the digit one in formal or financial writing. The character itself is composed of components that suggest a covered or guarded unity, reflecting its role as a secure and unambiguous representation of the smallest natural number.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
壱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
壱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0xA3 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x58F1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000058F1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u58f1 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kAccountingNumeric |
1 |
| kCNS1986 |
E-2543 |
| kCNS1992 |
3-2543 |
| kCangjie |
GBP |
| kCantonese |
jat1 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0483.080 |
| kDefinition |
number one |
| kEACC |
4B3021 |
| kFourCornerCode |
4071.1 |
| kHanYu |
10428.022 |
| kIICore |
AJ |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0483.080 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
10428.021 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0243.041 |
| kIRG_GSource |
GE-353C |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-306D |
| kIRG_KSource |
K2-2B3C |
| kIRG_TSource |
T3-2543 |
| kJapanese |
イチ イツ イン ひとつ |
| kJoyoKanji |
2010 |
| kJapaneseKun |
HITOTSU |
| kJapaneseOn |
ICHI ITSU |
| kJis0 |
1677 |
| kKangXi |
0243.041 |
| kKorean |
IL |
| kMandarin |
yī |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ009388 |
| kMorohashi |
05647 |
| kNelson |
1059 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+1201+21.2.5 C+1201+33.3.4 |
| kRSUnicode |
33.4 |
| kTotalStrokes |
7 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
J |