U+5F01 "弁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

弁

U+5F01 "弁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that traditionally signifies a cap or hat, particularly a type of ceremonial headgear, and also carries meanings related to distinguishing, discriminating, or arguing, reflecting its historical use in both legal and martial contexts. In Japanese, it is used in compound words such as "弁当" (bentō, a packed lunch) or "弁護士" (bengoshi, a lawyer), where it denotes convenience or defense, depending on the specific compound. The character's structure combines an inner element representing a knife or sharp implement with an outer enclosure, visually suggesting the act of cutting or clarifying, which aligns with its nuanced associations with judgment, protection, and formal attire across East Asian written traditions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+5F01
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	弁
HTML Hex Encoding	弁
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE5 0xBC 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0x5F01
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00005F01
C/C++/Java Escape	\u5f01

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	A5AF
kCCCII	213D35
kCNS1986	1-464F
kCNS1992	1-464F
kCangjie	IT
kCantonese	bin6
kCihaiT	498.202
kDaeJaweon	0668.110
kDefinition	conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty
kEACC	4B5B5E
kFanqie	皮變
kFenn	868H
kFennIndex	410.03
kFourCornerCode	2344.0
kGB0	5945
kGB1	5945
kGSR	0220a
kHangul	변:0N
kHanYu	10514.070
kHanyuPinyin	10514.070:biàn,pán
kHKGlyph	1225
kIICore	AGTJHKP
kIRGDaeJaweon	0668.110
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	10514.070
kIRGKangXi	0353.110
kIRG_GSource	G0-5B4D
kIRG_HSource	HB1-A5AF
kIRG_JSource	J0-4A5B
kIRG_KPSource	KP0-DDEF
kIRG_KSource	K0-5C27
kIRG_TSource	T1-464F
kJapanese	ベンハンバンヘンわきまえるわける
kJoyoKanji	2010
kKoreanName	2015
kTGH	2013:3561
kJapaneseKun	KANMURI WAKERU WAKIMAERU
kJapaneseOn	BEN HEN
kJis0	4259
kKangXi	0353.110
kKorean	PYEN PAN
kMainlandTelegraph	1701
kMandarin	biàn
kMatthews	5223
kMeyerWempe	2364b 2496c
kMojiJoho	MJ011124
kMorohashi	09588
kNelson	0845 0846 4649 4651 4652
kPhonetic	1048 1049
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+3627+28.2.3 C+3627+55.3.2
kRSUnicode	55.2
kSBGY	411.08
kSMSZD2003Index	205.06 82.03
kSMSZD2003Readings	biàn粵bin6
kTaiwanTelegraph	1701
kTGHZ2013	021.110:biàn
kTotalStrokes	5
kUnihanCore2020	GHJKMPT
kXerox	271:250
kXHC1983	0069.020:biàn