U+5B99 "宙" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
宙
U+5B99 "宙" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "universe," "space," or "time," often used in compound words to denote the vast expanse of the cosmos or the duration of existence. Composed of the radical "宀" (roof or shelter) and the phonetic component "由" (meaning "from" or "cause"), it frequently appears in terms like "宇宙" (yǔzhòu), which translates to "universe" or "cosmos," reflecting its role in describing all of time and space. This character holds cultural significance in East Asian philosophy and literature, where it evokes concepts of infinity and the interconnectedness of all things.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5B99 |
| 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 | 宙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 宙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xAE 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5B99 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005B99 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5b99 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | A97A |
| kCCCII | 213A70 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4C7C |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4C7C |
| kCangjie | JLW |
| kCantonese | zau6 |
| kCihaiT | 414.401 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0559.010 |
| kDefinition | time as concept; infinite time |
| kEACC | 213A70 |
| kFanqie | 直祐 |
| kFenn | 818D |
| kFennIndex | 91.02 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3060.2 |
| kGB0 | 5470 |
| kGB1 | 5470 |
| kGSR | 1079g |
| kHangul | 주:0E |
| kHanYu | 20921.020 |
| kHanyuPinlu | zhòu(130) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 20921.020:zhòu |
| kHKGlyph | 1005 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0559.010 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 20921.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0283.170 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5666 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-A97A |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4368 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E9E4 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-7135 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4C7C |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5253 |
| kJapanese | チュウ ジュ |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:1280 |
| kJapaneseKun | SORA |
| kJapaneseOn | CHUU |
| kJis0 | 3572 |
| kKangXi | 0283.170 |
| kKarlgren | 253 |
| kKorean | CWU |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1352 |
| kMandarin | zhòu |
| kMatthews | 1298 |
| kMeyerWempe | 177c |
| kMojiJoho | MJ010131 |
| kMorohashi | 07108 |
| kNelson | 1291 |
| kPhonetic | 1512 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2982+40.3.5 |
| kRSUnicode | 40.5 |
| kSBGY | 435.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 167.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | zhòu粵zau6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1352 |
| kTang | djhiòu |
| kTGHZ2013 | 482.170:zhòu |
| kTotalStrokes | 8 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | trụ |
| kXerox | 257:267 |
| kXHC1983 | 1506.060:zhòu |