U+5941 "奁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
奁
U+5941 "奁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character traditionally used in written Chinese, where it primarily signifies a small box or a casket, often for holding makeup, jewelry, or other treasured items, and is commonly found in the compound word "妆奁" referring to a dowry or a bride's trousseau. This character belongs to the Kangxi radical 37 "大" (big) and has a total of 7 strokes, with its simplified form remaining identical to the traditional version. Historically, it appears in classical Chinese literature and is still used in modern contexts, albeit less frequently, to denote a container for personal effects or a gift box in formal or poetic language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5941 |
| 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 | 奁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 奁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xA5 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5941 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005941 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5941 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 27393F |
| kCangjie | KSK |
| kCantonese | lim4 |
| kDefinition | lady's vanity case; trousseau |
| kEACC | 27393F |
| kFourCornerCode | 4071 |
| kGB0 | 6238 |
| kHanYu | 10529.090 |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10529.090 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0250.161 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5E46 |
| kTGH | 2013:3687 |
| kKangXi | 0250.161 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1160 |
| kMandarin | lián |
| kRSUnicode | 37.4 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 148.11 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 219.010:lián |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "奩" U+5969 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 0702.010:lián |