U+59D3 "姓" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
姓
U+59D3 "姓" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily represents the concept of "surname" or "family name," and it is composed of the radical "女" (woman) on the left side, which hints at its ancient matrilineal origins, and the phonetic component "生" (life or birth) on the right, together conveying the idea of birth lineage or clan. In modern Chinese usage, "姓" is fundamental to personal identity and social organization, appearing in everyday contexts such as filling out forms, introductions, and genealogical records, and it stands as one of the most commonly used characters in written and spoken Chinese, reflecting a core cultural emphasis on family heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+59D3 |
| 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 | 姓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 姓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xA7 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x59D3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000059D3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u59d3 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A96D |
| kCCCII | 213962 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4C6F |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4C6F |
| kCangjie | VHQM |
| kCantonese | sing3 |
| kCihaiT | 381.602 |
| kCowles | 3657 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0524.090 |
| kDefinition | one's family name; clan, people |
| kEACC | 213962 |
| kFanqie | 息正 |
| kFenn | 41A |
| kFennIndex | 186.01 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4541.0 |
| kGB0 | 4853 |
| kGB1 | 4853 |
| kGradeLevel | 1 |
| kGSR | 0812q |
| kHangul | 성:0E |
| kHanYu | 21037.120 |
| kHanyuPinlu | xìng(232) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21037.120:xìng,shēng |
| kHKGlyph | 0898 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0524.090 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21037.120 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0259.050 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5055 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A96D |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-402B |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E2E9 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6073 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4C6F |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5174 |
| kJapanese | セイ ショウ ソウ かばね |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:1327 |
| kJapaneseKun | KABANE |
| kJapaneseOn | SEI SHOU |
| kJis0 | 3211 |
| kKangXi | 0259.050 |
| kKorean | SENG |
| kLau | 2724 2825 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1198 |
| kMandarin | xìng |
| kMatthews | 2770 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2815 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ009643 |
| kMorohashi | 06178 |
| kNelson | 1203 |
| kPhonetic | 1130 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2639+38.3.5 C+2639+100.5.3 |
| kRSUnicode | 38.5 |
| kSBGY | 431.07 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 154.11 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | xìng粵sing3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1198 |
| kTang | siɛ̀ng |
| kTGHZ2013 | 409.160:xìng |
| kTotalStrokes | 8 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | tính |
| kXerox | 246:173 |
| kXHC1983 | 1293.010:xìng |