U+5F90 "徐" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
徐
U+5F90 "徐" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a logogram used primarily in East Asian writing systems, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, where it represents the meaning of "slowly," "gently," or "leisurely." It is composed of the radical 彳 (meaning "step" or "movement") on the left, combined with a phonetic component 余, which contributes to its pronunciation. This character is frequently found in surnames, such as the Chinese family name Xu, and appears in words like 徐缓 (xúhuǎn, meaning "slow and gentle") or 徐徐 (xúxú, meaning "gradually" or "slowly"). Historically, it also connotes a sense of deliberate pace or calmness, reflecting its use in classical literature and modern contexts alike.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+5F90 |
| 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 | 徐 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 徐 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xBE 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x5F90 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00005F90 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u5f90 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | AE7D |
| kCCCII | 213D68 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5541 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5541 |
| kCangjie | HOOMD |
| kCantonese | ceoi4 |
| kCihaiT | 512.402 |
| kCowles | 4831 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0690.100 |
| kDefinition | slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified |
| kEACC | 213D68 |
| kFanqie | 似魚 |
| kFenn | 31G |
| kFennIndex | 190.11 |
| kFourCornerCode | 2829.4 |
| kGB0 | 4876 |
| kGB1 | 4876 |
| kGSR | 0082p |
| kHangul | 서:0E |
| kHanYu | 20825.140 |
| kHanyuPinlu | xú(26) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 20825.140:xú |
| kHKGlyph | 1276 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0690.100 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 20825.140 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0367.110 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-506C |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-AE7D |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3D79 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E1E6 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5F6F |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5541 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5467 |
| kJapanese | ジョ ショ おもむろ |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:1976 |
| kJapaneseKun | OMOMURO |
| kJapaneseOn | JO |
| kJis0 | 2989 |
| kKangXi | 0367.110 |
| kKorean | SE |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 1776 |
| kMandarin | xú |
| kMatthews | 2841 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3488d |
| kMojiJoho | MJ011308 |
| kMorohashi | 10110 |
| kNelson | 1612 |
| kPhonetic | 1610 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2435+60.3.7 |
| kRSUnicode | 60.7 |
| kSBGY | 069.32 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 213.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | xú粵ceoi4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1776 |
| kTang | *ziu |
| kTGHZ2013 | 412.230:xú |
| kTotalStrokes | 10 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | chờ |
| kXerox | 250:064 |
| kXHC1983 | 1301.070:xú |