U+5BB5 "宵" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
宵
U+5BB5 "宵" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of "night" or "evening," specifically referring to the period after dusk and before midnight. It is commonly used in East Asian languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, often appearing in words related to nighttime activities or events, such as "宵夜" meaning a late-night snack or supper. In classical and modern contexts, "宵" can also evoke a sense of quietness or darkness associated with the night. The character is composed of the radical 宀 (roof) atop 肖 (resemblance), suggesting a semantic link to the concept of being sheltered or covered during the night hours.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5BB5 |
| 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 | 宵 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 宵 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xAE 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5BB5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005BB5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5bb5 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | AE64 |
| kCCCII | 213A7A |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5528 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5528 |
| kCangjie | JFB |
| kCantonese | siu1 |
| kCihaiT | 420.101 |
| kCowles | 3673 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0566.020 |
| kDefinition | night, evening, dark |
| kEACC | 213A7A |
| kFanqie | 相邀 |
| kFenn | 124H |
| kFennIndex | 170.03 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3022.7 |
| kGB0 | 4792 |
| kGB1 | 4792 |
| kGradeLevel | 4 |
| kGSR | 1149h |
| kHangul | 소:0N |
| kHanYu | 20932.020 |
| kHanyuPinlu | xiāo(34) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 20932.020:xiāo |
| kHKGlyph | 1016 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0566.020 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 20932.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0286.150 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4F7C |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-AE64 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3E2C |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E2FD |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6132 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5528 |
| kJapanese | ショウ よい よる |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:2100 |
| kJapaneseKun | YOI |
| kJapaneseOn | SHOU |
| kJis0 | 3012 |
| kKangXi | 0286.150 |
| kKorean | SO |
| kLau | 2848 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1366 |
| kMandarin | xiāo |
| kMatthews | 2607 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2828 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ010164 MJ010164:E0102 MJ010163:E0103 |
| kMorohashi | 07168:E0103 |
| kNelson | 1307 |
| kPhonetic | 220 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2452+40.3.7 V+13831+40.3.7 |
| kRSUnicode | 40.7 |
| kSBGY | 146.47 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 169.03 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | xiāo粵siu1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1366 |
| kTang | *siɛu |
| kTGHZ2013 | 402.170:xiāo |
| kTotalStrokes | 10 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 256:333 |
| kXHC1983 | 1263.010:xiāo |