U+6B43 "歃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
歃
U+6B43 "歃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that historically refers to the act of taking an oath by smearing blood on the mouth, a ritual practice in ancient East Asia. This character is composed of components related to "mouth" and "threatening" or "sucking," and it appears in classical texts such as the Zuo Zhuan, where it describes a solemn vow. In modern usage, it is rarely employed in everyday writing but can be found in historical or literary contexts, particularly when discussing ancient blood oaths or alliances.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+6B43 |
| 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 | 歃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 歃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xAD 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x6B43 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00006B43 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u6b43 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | DDF7 |
| kCCCII | 22443C |
| kCNS1986 | 2-437D |
| kCNS1992 | 2-437D |
| kCangjie | HXNO |
| kCantonese | saap3 |
| kCihaiT | 730.502 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0958.080 |
| kDefinition | smear one's mouth with blood of a victim when taking an oath |
| kEACC | 22443C |
| kFanqie | 山輒 山洽 |
| kFourCornerCode | 2778.2 |
| kGB0 | 7606 |
| kGB1 | 7606 |
| kGSR | 0631c |
| kHangul | 삽:1N |
| kHanYu | 32146.010 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 32146.010:shà,xiá |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0958.080 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 32146.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0570.050 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-6C26 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-DDF7 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-5D3D |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-4EC4 |
| kIRG_KSource | K1-6371 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-437D |
| kJapanese | ソウ ショウ すする |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:5496 |
| kJapaneseKun | SUSURU |
| kJapaneseOn | SOU SHOU KOU |
| kJis0 | 6129 |
| kKangXi | 0570.050 |
| kKorean | SAP |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 2955 |
| kMandarin | shà |
| kMatthews | 5618 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ014784 |
| kMorohashi | 16131 |
| kPhonetic | 41 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+5340+76.4.9 |
| kRSUnicode | 76.9 |
| kSBGY | 540.56 544.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 341.08 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | shà粵saap3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 2955 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 323.060:shà |
| kTotalStrokes | 13 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kXerox | 277:372 |
| kXHC1983 | 0994.060:shà |