U+5F8B "律" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
律
U+5F8B "律" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that carries the core meaning of "law," "rule," "regulation," or "rate." It is a key component in words such as "法律" (law) and "旋律" (melody), reflecting its dual association with both legal systems and musical or rhythmic patterns. Historically, the character evolved from ancient scripts and is composed of the radical "彳" (meaning "step" or "movement") combined with "聿" (originally depicting a hand holding a brush, symbolizing writing or enactment), together suggesting the idea of a standard or pattern that guides behavior or structure. In modern usage, it appears frequently in legal, musical, and mathematical contexts across Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5F8B |
| 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 | 律 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 律 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xBE 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5F8B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005F8B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5f8b |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | ABDF |
| kCCCII | 213D62 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5123 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5123 |
| kCangjie | HOLQ |
| kCantonese | leot6 |
| kCihaiT | 510.504 |
| kCowles | 2546 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0687.110 |
| kDefinition | statute, principle, regulation |
| kEACC | 213D62 |
| kFanqie | 呂卹 |
| kFenn | 669C |
| kFennIndex | 324.11 |
| kFourCornerCode | 2520.7 |
| kGB0 | 3441 |
| kGB1 | 3441 |
| kGradeLevel | 3 |
| kGSR | 0502c |
| kHangul | 률:0E 율:0 |
| kHanYu | 20821.010 |
| kHanyuPinlu | lǜ(439) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 20821.010:lǜ |
| kHKGlyph | 1270 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0687.110 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 20821.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0366.170 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4249 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-ABDF |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4E27 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-D9BF |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5748 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5123 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5465 |
| kJapanese | リツ リチ のり |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:1583 |
| kJapaneseKun | NORI |
| kJapaneseOn | RITSU RICHI |
| kJis0 | 4607 |
| kKangXi | 0366.170 |
| kKorean | LYUL |
| kLau | 2030 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1774 |
| kMandarin | lǜ |
| kMatthews | 4297 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1721 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ011301 |
| kMorohashi | 10097 |
| kNelson | 1608 |
| kPhonetic | 860 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+3951+60.3.6 C+3951+129.6.3 |
| kRSUnicode | 60.6 |
| kSBGY | 474.19 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 213.01 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | lǜ粵leot6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1774 |
| kTang | luit |
| kTGHZ2013 | 235.200:lǜ |
| kTotalStrokes | 9 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | luật |
| kXerox | 245:162 |
| kXHC1983 | 0742.080:lǜ |