U+5E9D "庝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+5E9D "庝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and archaic Chinese character that appears in classical texts and historical dictionaries, though it is not commonly used in modern standard Mandarin. Its structure combines the radical "广" (meaning a shelter or building) with "冬" (meaning winter or end), suggesting a semantic connection to a structure associated with cold or a place of confinement. In ancient sources, "庝" is often defined as a term for a type of prison or a building used for detention, particularly during the winter months, reflecting its etymological roots in physical enclosure and seasonal harshness. The character is classified under the Kangxi radical 53 (广) and is listed in older lexicons such as the "Shuowen Jiezi," though it remains obscure outside specialized historical or linguistic study.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
庝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
庝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0xBA 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x5E9D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00005E9D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u5e9d |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
242A31 |
| kCNS1986 |
E-2868 |
| kCNS1992 |
3-2868 |
| kCangjie |
IHEY |
| kCantonese |
tung4 |
| kDaeJaweon |
0654.160 |
| kGB3 |
2638 |
| kHanYu |
20879.030 |
| kHanyuPinyin |
20879.030:tóng |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
0654.160 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
20879.030 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0345.040 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G3-3A46 |
| kIRG_JSource |
JMJ-010988 |
| kIRG_TSource |
T3-2868 |
| kJapanese |
トウ ズ |
| kKangXi |
0345.040 |
| kMandarin |
tóng |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ010988 |
| kMorohashi |
09285 |
| kRSUnicode |
53.5 |
| kTotalStrokes |
8 |