U+5F3D "弽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
弽
U+5F3D "弽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and traditional Chinese character primarily used in historical or classical texts. It belongs to the bow radical (弓) and is composed of additional strokes, often associated with archery or related equipment. In ancient Chinese contexts, "弽" specifically referred to a type of archer's thumb ring or a protective gear worn on the thumb to draw a bowstring, a practice common in traditional East Asian archery. While not commonly used in modern Chinese or Japanese, it may appear in specialized discussions of historical weaponry, calligraphy, or in the study of classical literature where such terms were documented.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5F3D |
| 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 | 弽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 弽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xBC 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5F3D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005F3D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5f3d |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 242C64 |
| kCangjie | NPTD |
| kCantonese | sip3 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0678.070 |
| kFanqie | 書涉 呼牒 |
| kGB5 | 3102 |
| kHanYu | 20999.100 |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0678.070 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 20999.100 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0360.200 |
| kIRG_GSource | G5-3F22 |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-7438 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-41CC |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-3132 |
| kIRG_TSource | T4-3745 |
| kJapanese | ショウ キョウ ゆがけ |
| kJIS0213 | 1,84,24 |
| kJapaneseKun | YUGAKE |
| kJapaneseOn | YOU KYOU |
| kJis1 | 2880 |
| kKangXi | 0360.200 |
| kMandarin | shè |
| kMojiJoho | MJ011202 |
| kMorohashi | 09833 |
| kPhonetic | 1590* |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+16857+57.3.9 |
| kRSUnicode | 57.9 |
| kSBGY | 538.48 542.57 |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |