U+6B38 "欸" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
欸
U+6B38 "欸" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as an interjection or a modal particle in Mandarin, typically representing a sound of acknowledgment, surprise, or hesitation, akin to "eh" or "hey" in English. Its composition incorporates the "欠" (qiàn, related to mouth or breath) radical on the right, often associating it with vocal expressions, while the left component "矣" (yǐ) contributes phonetic and archaic tonal cues. Historically, it appears in classical texts as a versatile utterance, and in modern usage, it remains common in informal speech and written dialogue to convey emotional nuance, such as agreement, questioning, or mild protest.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+6B38 |
| 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 | 欸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 欸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xAC 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x6B38 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00006B38 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u6b38 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | D5D9 |
| kCCCII | 22442B |
| kCNS1986 | 2-363D |
| kCNS1992 | 2-363D |
| kCangjie | IKNO |
| kCantonese | oi1 |
| kCihaiT | 729.502 |
| kCowles | 859 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0956.190 |
| kDefinition | sigh; an exclamatory sound |
| kEACC | 2D3642 |
| kFanqie | 烏開 於改 許介 |
| kFennIndex | 1.08 2.04 |
| kFourCornerCode | 2748.2 |
| kGB3 | 4638 |
| kGSR | 0938d |
| kHangul | 애:1N |
| kHanYu | 32140.110 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 32140.110:āi,ǎi,xiè,ế,éi,ê̌,ěi,ề,èi,ê̄ |
| kIICore | CT |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0956.190 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 32140.110 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0568.070 |
| kIRG_GSource | G3-4E46 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-D5D9 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-5D37 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-4EAA |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-665C |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-363D |
| kJapanese | アイ イ カイ ケ ああ |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5026 |
| kJapaneseKun | NAGEKU |
| kJapaneseOn | AI KAI |
| kJis0 | 6123 |
| kKangXi | 0568.070 |
| kKorean | AY |
| kLau | 12 |
| kMandarin | ǎi |
| kMatthews | 7 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2143 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ014773 |
| kMorohashi | 16090 |
| kPhonetic | 467 1549A |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+5334+76.4.7 |
| kRSUnicode | 76.7 |
| kSBGY | 099.09 274.41 385.22 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+5509<kFenn |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 340.14 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | āi粵oi1 ê̄粵ei1 ế,éi粵ei4 ê̌,ěi粵ei2 ề,èi粵ei6 ǎi,ǎo粵oi2,ou2 |
| kSpecializedSemanticVariant | U+5509<kMeyerWempe |
| kTang | qə̌i |
| kTGHZ2013 | 002.070:ǎi 088.010:ê̄ 088.020:ế 088.030:ê̌ 088.040:ề |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kXerox | 301:136 |
| kXHC1983 | 0003.060:āi 0004.020:ǎi 0285.050:ēi 0285.060:éi 0285.070:ěi 0285.080:èi |