U+5C42 "层" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+5C42 "层" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in both traditional and simplified forms, meaning "layer," "floor," or "level" in English. It is composed of the radical for "corpse" (尸) at the top and the phonetic component "云" below, though its modern interpretation emphasizes a stacked or stratified structure. Commonly employed in contexts like architecture (e.g., "楼层" meaning building floor), mathematics (e.g., "层次" meaning hierarchy), and computing (e.g., "图层" meaning layer in graphics), this character represents physical or abstract levels of arrangement. Its Unicode designation ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, supporting its use in diverse languages that adopt CJK characters, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
层 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
层 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0xB1 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x5C42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00005C42 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u5c42 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
273B61 |
| kCangjie |
SMMI |
| kCantonese |
cang4 |
| kDefinition |
story, layer, floor, stratum |
| kEACC |
273B61 |
| kFourCornerCode |
7723 |
| kGB0 |
1867 |
| kHanYu |
20966.090 |
| kHanyuPinlu |
céng(488) |
| kIICore |
AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
20966.090 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0300.241 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-3263 |
| kTGH |
2013:902 |
| kKangXi |
0300.241 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
1461 |
| kMandarin |
céng |
| kPhonetic |
68 1441 |
| kRSUnicode |
44.4 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
178.10 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
033.110:céng |
| kTotalStrokes |
7 |
| kTraditionalVariant |
"層" U+5C64 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
G |
| kXHC1983 |
0111.010:céng |