U+5B5C "孜" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
孜
U+5B5C "孜" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of "diligent" or "industrious," often used in words like "孜孜不倦" (zī zī bù juàn), which describes someone tirelessly and persistently devoting effort to a task. Composed of the radical 子 (child) and the phonetic component 攵 (action or to tap), this character is found in both traditional and simplified Chinese scripts, as well as in Japanese kanji where it carries similar connotations of hard work. Its usage extends to personal names and contexts emphasizing perseverance, reflecting a cultural value of steady and unwavering application.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5B5C |
| 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 | 孜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 孜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xAD 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5B5C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005B5C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5b5c |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A7B6 |
| kCCCII | 213A55 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4976 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4976 |
| kCangjie | NDOK |
| kCantonese | zi1 |
| kCihaiT | 398.502 |
| kCowles | 4664 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0546.030 |
| kDefinition | be as diligent as possible |
| kEACC | 213A55 |
| kFanqie | 子之 |
| kFenn | 112I |
| kFennIndex | 584.09 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1844.0 |
| kGB0 | 5546 |
| kGB1 | 5546 |
| kGSR | 0964l |
| kHangul | 자:0N |
| kHanYu | 21012.020 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21012.020:zī |
| kHKGlyph | 0977 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0546.030 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21012.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0278.100 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-574E |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A7B6 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3B5A |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E6B0 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6D2F |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4976 |
| kJapanese | シ |
| kJinmeiyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:3801 |
| kJapaneseKun | TSUTOMERU |
| kJapaneseOn | SHI |
| kJis0 | 2758 |
| kKangXi | 0278.100 |
| kKorean | CA |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1320 |
| kMandarin | zī |
| kMatthews | 6943 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3529 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ010063 |
| kMorohashi | 06951 |
| kNelson | 1268 |
| kPhonetic | 134 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2216+39.3.4 C+2216+66.4.3 |
| kRSUnicode | 39.4 |
| kSBGY | 063.15 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 163.13 275.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | zī粵zi1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1320 |
| kTang | tziə |
| kTGHZ2013 | 490.180:zī |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 263:324 |
| kXHC1983 | 1530.070:zī |