U+5981 "妁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+5981 "妁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as a noun meaning "matchmaker" or "go-between" in the context of traditional marriage arrangements. Its structure combines the female radical (女) with the phonetic component 勺 (sháo), reflecting its association with women who historically served as mediators in betrothals. This character appears in classical Chinese texts and remains part of the standard CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) set, though it is less common in modern everyday usage. In Japanese, it is read as "shaku" in on'yomi and carries similar connotations of matchmaking or introduction, while in Korean, it is read as "jak" and conveys the idea of arranging unions or connections between parties.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
妁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
妁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0xA6 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x5981 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00005981 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u5981 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive |
A671 |
| kCCCII |
21394B |
| kCNS1986 |
1-4772 |
| kCNS1992 |
1-4772 |
| kCangjie |
VPI |
| kCantonese |
zoek3 |
| kCihaiT |
378.501 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0519.040 |
| kDefinition |
act as go-between |
| kEACC |
21394B |
| kFanqie |
之若 市若 |
| kFenn |
231K |
| kFennIndex |
89.06 470.03 |
| kFourCornerCode |
4742.0 |
| kGB0 |
6989 |
| kGB1 |
6989 |
| kGSR |
1120e |
| kHanYu |
21026.050 |
| kHanyuPinyin |
21026.050:shuò,yuē |
| kIICore |
AGT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0519.040 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
21026.050 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0255.190 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-6579 |
| kIRG_HSource |
HB1-A671 |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-5522 |
| kIRG_KPSource |
KP1-3CD7 |
| kIRG_KSource |
K2-2B67 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T1-4772 |
| kJapanese |
シャク なこうど |
| kTGH |
2013:3642 |
| kJapaneseKun |
NAKOUDO |
| kJapaneseOn |
SHAKU |
| kJis0 |
5302 |
| kKangXi |
0255.190 |
| kKorean |
CAK |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
1171 |
| kMandarin |
shuò |
| kMatthews |
5830 |
| kMeyerWempe |
202c |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ009558 MJ009558:E0101 MJ009557:E0102 |
| kMorohashi |
06058:E0102 |
| kNelson |
1187 |
| kPhonetic |
106 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+4561+38.3.3 |
| kRSUnicode |
38.3 |
| kSBGY |
501.55 502.38 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
152.01 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings |
shuò粵zoek3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph |
1171 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
345.080:shuò |
| kTotalStrokes |
6 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
GHJMT |
| kXerox |
276:056 |
| kXHC1983 |
1084.080:shuò |