U+8048 "聈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+8048 "聈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and archaic Chinese character that historically referred to a type of deep, dark, or profound quality, often associated with the ear or hearing, though its exact usage and meaning have become obscure in modern standard Chinese. This character belongs to the Kangxi radical 128 for "ear" and is classified as a variant or secondary form, primarily encountered in classical texts or specialized dictionaries rather than everyday language. Its structure combines the "ear" component with the phonetic element "幼" (yòu, meaning "young" or "small"), suggesting a potential nuance related to subtlety or quietness in auditory perception. Overall, U+8048 represents a piece of historical linguistic heritage, reflecting the complexity and evolution of Chinese script.

General Properties

Code Point U+8048
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 聈
HTML Hex Encoding 聈
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE8 0x81 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0x8048
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00008048
C/C++/Java Escape \u8048

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Han
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes
Unified Ideograph Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive D744
kCCCII 252739
kCNS1986 2-3848
kCNS1992 2-3848
kCangjie SJVIS
kCantonese jau4
kDaeJaweon 1415.040
kFourCornerCode 1442.0
kHangul 유:N
kHanYu 42788.010
kHanyuPinyin 42788.010:yǒu
kIRGDaeJaweon 1415.040
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 42788.010
kIRGKangXi 0966.270
kIRG_GSource GE-4841
kIRG_HSource HB2-D744
kIRG_JSource JMJ-020834
kIRG_KPSource KP1-6A1D
kIRG_KSource K2-545F
kIRG_TSource T2-3848
kJapanese ユウ ユ
kKoreanName 2015
kKangXi 0966.270
kMandarin yǒu
kMojiJoho MJ020834
kMorohashi 29047
kRSUnicode 128.5
kTotalStrokes 11
kUnihanCore2020 HMT