U+5996 "妖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
妖
U+5996 "妖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily denotes something strange, bewitching, or supernatural, often carrying a negative or eerie connotation. Historically, it has been used to describe ghosts, goblins, or malevolent spirits in folklore, as well as to imply seductive charm or alluring beauty that is perceived as deceptive or harmful. Its radical components include the "woman" radical (女) and the "heaven" or "waver" element (夭), together suggesting a sense of unearthly or twisted femininity. In modern usage, "妖" appears in words like "妖怪" (yāoguài, meaning monster or demon) and "妖艳" (yāoyàn, meaning seductive or flashy), retaining its nuanced association with the uncanny and the beguiling.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5996 |
| 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 | 妖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 妖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xA6 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5996 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005996 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5996 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A7AF |
| kCCCII | 213957 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-496F |
| kCNS1992 | 1-496F |
| kCangjie | VHK |
| kCantonese | jiu1 |
| kCihaiT | 379.602 |
| kCowles | 1380 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0520.180 |
| kDefinition | strange, weird, supernatural |
| kEACC | 213957 |
| kFanqie | 於喬 |
| kFenn | 463G |
| kFennIndex | 616.11 617.01 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4243.4 |
| kGB0 | 4993 |
| kGB1 | 4993 |
| kGSR | 1141d |
| kHangul | 요:0N |
| kHanYu | 21031.070 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21031.070:yāo,jiǎo |
| kHKGlyph | 0884 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0520.180 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21031.070 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0256.200 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-517D |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A7AF |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4D45 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-FAA2 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-686D |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-496F |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5165 |
| kJapanese | ヨウ コウ キョウ あやしい |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:920 |
| kJapaneseKun | NAMAMEKU |
| kJapaneseOn | YOU |
| kJis0 | 4537 |
| kKangXi | 0256.200 |
| kKarlgren | 216 |
| kKorean | YO |
| kLau | 3506 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1179 |
| kMandarin | yāo |
| kMatthews | 7279 |
| kMeyerWempe | 910 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ009581 |
| kMorohashi | 06086 |
| kNelson | 1198 |
| kPhonetic | 1594 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+3887+38.3.4 |
| kRSUnicode | 38.4 |
| kSBGY | 151.01 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 152.14 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | yāo粵jiu2,jiu1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1179 |
| kTang | *qyɛu |
| kTGHZ2013 | 427.040:yāo |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | yêu |
| kXerox | 251:366 |
| kXHC1983 | 1340.020:yāo |