U+5B88 "守" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

守

U+5B88 "守" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that fundamentally represents the concept of "to guard," "to protect," "to keep," or "to observe." Composed of the radical for a roof or house (宀) over a hand or action of holding (寸), its etymology evokes the image of someone maintaining watch over a dwelling or upholding a duty. In East Asian languages, it appears in terms related to defense, such as guarding a city, adhering to rules or vows, or maintaining a position of authority like a "guardian" or "overseer." This character also carries cultural weight in contexts like martial arts (defense over offense) and personal virtue (守る in Japanese meaning to protect or keep a promise), reflecting its deep-rooted significance in conveying steadfastness and responsibility.

General Properties

Code Point	U+5B88
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	守
HTML Hex Encoding	守
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0xAE 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0x5B88
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00005B88
C/C++/Java Escape	\u5b88

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	A675
kCCCII	213A66
kCNS1986	1-4776
kCNS1992	1-4776
kCangjie	JDI
kCantonese	sau2
kCihaiT	405.401
kCowles	3861
kDaeJaweon	0552.040
kDefinition	defend, protect, guard, conserve
kEACC	213A66
kFanqie	書九舒救
kFenn	18C
kFennIndex	459.02
kFourCornerCode	3034.2
kGB0	4256
kGB1	4256
kGSR	1099a
kHangul	수:0E
kHanYu	20912.030
kHanyuPinlu	shǒu(218)
kHanyuPinyin	20912.030:shǒu,shòu
kHKGlyph	0995
kIICore	AGTJHKMP
kIRGDaeJaweon	0552.040
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	20912.030
kIRGKangXi	0282.050
kIRG_GSource	G0-4A58
kIRG_HSource	HB1-A675
kIRG_JSource	J0-3C69
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-E3E1
kIRG_KSource	K0-617A
kIRG_TSource	T1-4776
kIRG_VSource	V1-524D
kJapanese	シュスシュウまもるもりまもりかみもる
kJoyoKanji	2010
kKoreanEducationHanja	2007
kTGH	2013:546
kJapaneseKun	MAMORU MORI MAMORI
kJapaneseOn	SHU SU
kJis0	2873
kKangXi	0282.050
kKorean	SWU
kLau	2684
kMainlandTelegraph	1343
kMandarin	shǒu
kMatthews	5844
kMeyerWempe	2649
kMojiJoho	MJ010113
kMorohashi	07071
kNelson	1282
kPhonetic	277 1142
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+2325+40.3.3 C+2325+41.3.3
kRSUnicode	40.3
kSBGY	322.28 435.18
kSMSZD2003Index	166.07 173.09
kSMSZD2003Readings	shōu粵sau2 shòu粵sau3
kTaiwanTelegraph	1343
kTang	*shiǒu
kTGHZ2013	339.030:shǒu
kTotalStrokes	6
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kVietnamese	thú
kXerox	245:133
kXHC1983	1056.020:shǒu