U+5A01 "威" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+5A01 "威" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the concept of power, authority, or majesty, often associated with a commanding presence or imposing dignity. Its etymological roots trace back to ancient ideographs depicting a symbol of a weapon or an ax wielded by a woman, suggesting the idea of forceful influence or intimidation. In modern usage, it appears frequently in compounds such as "威風" (dignified manner) or "威脅" (threat), and its semantic range also extends to notions of prestige and might in both classical and contemporary Chinese texts. This character is widely recognized across various East Asian cultures, including Japanese and Korean, where it retains similar connotations of strength and respect.

General Properties

Code Point U+5A01
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 威
HTML Hex Encoding 威
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE5 0xA8 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0x5A01
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00005A01
C/C++/Java Escape \u5a01

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Han
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes
Unified Ideograph Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive ABC2
kCCCII 21396F
kCNS1986 1-5064
kCNS1992 1-5064
kCangjie IHMV
kCantonese wai1
kCihaiT 384.601
kCowles 4985
kDaeJaweon 0527.270
kDefinition pomp, power; powerful; dominate
kEACC 21396F
kFanqie 於非
kFenn 552C
kFennIndex 596.03
kFourCornerCode 5320.0
kGB0 4594
kGB1 4594
kGradeLevel 3
kGSR 0574a
kHangul 위:0E
kHanYu 21404.010
kHanyuPinlu wēi(188)
kHanyuPinyin 21404.010:wēi
kHKGlyph 0912
kIICore AGTJHKMP
kIRGDaeJaweon 0527.270
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 21404.010
kIRGKangXi 0261.240
kIRG_GSource G0-4D7E
kIRG_HSource HB1-ABC2
kIRG_JSource J0-3052
kIRG_KPSource KP0-FDC7
kIRG_KSource K0-6A4E
kIRG_TSource T1-5064
kIRG_VSource V1-517D
kJapanese イ おどす
kJoyoKanji 2010
kKoreanEducationHanja 2007
kTGH 2013:1444
kJapaneseKun ODOSU TAKESHI
kJapaneseOn I
kJis0 1650
kKangXi 0261.240
kKorean WI
kLau 3180
kMainlandTelegraph 1218
kMandarin wēi
kMatthews 7051
kMeyerWempe 3717
kMojiJoho MJ009693 MJ009693:E0101 MJ009694:E0102
kMorohashi 06259 06259:E0101
kNelson 1803
kPhonetic 990 1424
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 C+1174+38.3.6 C+1174+62.4.5
kRSUnicode 38.6
kSBGY 064.47
kSMSZD2003Index 156.05 236.01
kSMSZD2003Readings wēi粵wai1
kTaiwanTelegraph 1218
kTang *qiuəi
kTGHZ2013 381.050:wēi
kTotalStrokes 9
kUnihanCore2020 GHJKMPT
kVietnamese uy
kXerox 245:356
kXHC1983 1190.030:wēi