U+5B09 "嬉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+5B09 "嬉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys a sense of joy, playfulness, or amusement, often used in compound words like "嬉笑" (to laugh joyfully) or "嬉戏" (to play or frolic). Its structure combines the radical "女" (woman) on the left, suggesting a feminine or gentle quality, with the phonetic component "喜" (happiness) on the right, which reinforces the meaning of delight and pleasure. Fully inscribed in the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) unified ideographs block, this character appears in traditional and simplified Chinese, as well as in Japanese kanji and Korean hanja, where it retains similar connotations of mirth and lightheartedness. Its usage spans classical literature, modern writing, and names, often evoking a carefree or cheerful tone.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
嬉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
嬉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0xAC 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x5B09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00005B09 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u5b09 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive |
BC5E |
| kCCCII |
213A42 |
| kCNS1986 |
1-6C48 |
| kCNS1992 |
1-6C48 |
| kCangjie |
VGRR |
| kCantonese |
hei1 |
| kCihaiT |
391.501 |
| kCowles |
1025 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0539.200 |
| kDefinition |
enjoy; play, amuse oneself |
| kEACC |
213A42 |
| kFanqie |
許其 許記 |
| kFenn |
739H |
| kFennIndex |
160.03 |
| kFourCornerCode |
4446.5 |
| kGB0 |
7050 |
| kGB1 |
7050 |
| kGradeLevel |
4 |
| kGSR |
0955g |
| kHangul |
희:0N |
| kHanYu |
21079.020 |
| kHanyuPinyin |
21079.020:xī,xǐ |
| kHKGlyph |
0957 |
| kIICore |
AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0539.200 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
21079.020 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0271.280 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-6652 |
| kIRG_HSource |
HB1-BC5E |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-3472 |
| kIRG_KPSource |
KP0-F6A4 |
| kIRG_KSource |
K0-7D70 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T1-6C48 |
| kJapanese |
キ うれしい たのしむ |
| kJinmeiyoKanji |
2010 |
| kKoreanName |
2015 |
| kTGH |
2013:6017 |
| kJapaneseKun |
TANOSHIMU URESHII |
| kJapaneseOn |
KI |
| kJis0 |
2082 |
| kKangXi |
0271.280 |
| kKarlgren |
129 |
| kKorean |
HUY |
| kLau |
1152 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
1291 |
| kMandarin |
xī |
| kMatthews |
2437 |
| kMeyerWempe |
694 |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ009974 |
| kMorohashi |
06736 |
| kNelson |
1255 |
| kPhonetic |
455 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+1582+38.3.12 |
| kRSUnicode |
38.12 |
| kSBGY |
062.29 358.33 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
161.11 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings |
xī粵hei1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph |
1291 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
393.070:xī |
| kTotalStrokes |
15 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
GHJKMPT |
| kXerox |
261:174 |
| kXHC1983 |
1226.100:xī |