U+7E47 "繇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
繇
U+7E47 "繇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that has historically carried multiple meanings, often relating to the concepts of cause, reason, or a path, and it is also associated with ancient divination practices where it can refer to a type of prognostic text or oracle statement. In classical texts, such as the *Zuo Zhuan* and *Shiji*, this character appears in contexts describing omens or the unfolding of events, and it functions as a verb meaning to follow, to proceed from, or to stir up. Modern usage is rare, but it remains a significant element in the study of classical Chinese literature and paleography, where its complex form and range of pronunciations add depth to the interpretation of historical documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+7E47 |
| 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 | 繇 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 繇 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE7 0xB9 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x7E47 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00007E47 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u7e47 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | EDD9 |
| kCCCII | 227328 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-5E46 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-5E46 |
| kCangjie | BUHVF |
| kCantonese | jau4 |
| kCihaiT | 1059.201 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1377.010 |
| kDefinition | reason, cause |
| kEACC | 227328 |
| kFanqie | 餘昭 以周 直祐 |
| kFenn | 658K |
| kFennIndex | 638.03 |
| kFourCornerCode | 2279.3 |
| kGB0 | 8477 |
| kGB1 | 8477 |
| kGSR | 1144n |
| kHangul | 요:0N |
| kHanYu | 53446.060 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53446.060:yáo,yóu,zhòu |
| kIICore | AGTKP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1377.010 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53446.060 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0937.090 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-746D |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-EDD9 |
| kIRG_JSource | J13-7A34 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-FAAF |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6923 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-5E46 |
| kJapanese | ヨウ ジュ ユ ユウ チュウ うらかた えだち したがう よる |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:6268 |
| kJIS0213 | 1,90,20 |
| kJapaneseKun | SHITAGAU |
| kJapaneseOn | YOU YUU YU CHUU JU |
| kJis1 | 5249 |
| kKangXi | 0937.090 |
| kKarlgren | 221 |
| kKorean | YO |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 4925 |
| kMandarin | yáo |
| kMatthews | 7548 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3854h |
| kMojiJoho | MJ020387 |
| kMorohashi | 27856 |
| kPhonetic | 1597 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+14990+120.6.11 |
| kRSUnicode | 120.11 |
| kSBGY | 148.26 205.11 435.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 530.05 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | yóu粵jau4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 4925 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 444.060:yóu |
| kTotalStrokes | 17 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHKMPT |
| kXerox | 275:100 |
| kXHC1983 | 1342.050:yáo 1400.060:yóu 1506.110:zhòu |