U+5914 "夔" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
夔
U+5914 "夔" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character with deep historical and mythological roots, primarily referring to a legendary one-legged ox-like creature from ancient Chinese folklore, often associated with the music master Kui in early texts such as the "Shanhaijing" (Classic of Mountains and Seas). In classical contexts, it also denotes a mythical thunder beast whose skin was said to be used for powerful drums, and it appears as a surname and in compound terms related to ancient ritual or governance. The character is structured with the "夊" radical indicating slow movement and the "巳" component, reflecting its complex etymology tied to both natural and supernatural domains.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5914 |
| 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 | 夔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 夔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xA4 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5914 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005914 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5914 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | C4DC |
| kCCCII | 213879 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-7A67 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-7A67 |
| kCangjie | TCHE |
| kCantonese | kwai4 |
| kCihaiT | 342.301 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0487.020 |
| kDefinition | one-legged monster; walrus |
| kEACC | 213879 |
| kFanqie | 渠追 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4440.7 |
| kGB0 | 5771 |
| kGB1 | 5771 |
| kGSR | 1237s |
| kHangul | 기:0N |
| kHanYu | 20872.030 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 20872.030:kuí |
| kIICore | AGTKP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0487.020 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 20872.030 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0245.281 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5967 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-C4DC |
| kIRG_JSource | J14-253C |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-D2BF |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5073 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-7A67 |
| kJapanese | キ ギ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:6457 |
| kJIS0213 | 2,05,28 |
| kJapaneseOn | KI GI |
| kJis1 | 2469 |
| kKangXi | 0245.281 |
| kKorean | KI |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5688 |
| kMandarin | kuí |
| kMatthews | 3662 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ009429 MJ009429:E0101 MJ009427:E0102 MJ009428:E0103 |
| kMorohashi | 05746:E0102 |
| kPhonetic | 721 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+17471+35.3.18 |
| kRSUnicode | 35.19 |
| kSBGY | 056.27 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 144.19 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | kuí粵kwai4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1117 |
| kTang | ghyui |
| kTGHZ2013 | 203.130:kuí |
| kTotalStrokes | 21 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHKMPT |
| kXerox | 265:371 |
| kXHC1983 | 0663.060:kuí |