U+8058 "聘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
聘
U+8058 "聘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meanings of "to engage" or "to invite" in a formal capacity, such as hiring someone for a position or extending a courteous invitation, often with an implied sense of respect and official procedure. It is also used in the context of a marriage proposal, particularly in the traditional phrase "聘禮" meaning betrothal gifts. This character is composed of the radical "耳" meaning ear, and the phonetic component "甹," which together reflect its historical usage in formal communications and social contracts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8058 |
| 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 | 聘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 聘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x81 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8058 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008058 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8058 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B875 |
| kCCCII | 215270 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-657C |
| kCNS1992 | 1-657C |
| kCangjie | SJLWS |
| kCantonese | ping3 |
| kCihaiT | 1083.601 |
| kCowles | 3495 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1417.040 |
| kDefinition | engage, employ; betroth |
| kEACC | 215270 |
| kFanqie | 匹正 |
| kFenn | 818E |
| kFennIndex | 413.03 416.09 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1512.7 |
| kGB0 | 3824 |
| kGB1 | 3824 |
| kGradeLevel | 6 |
| kGSR | 0839d |
| kHangul | 빙:0E |
| kHanYu | 42789.070 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42789.070:pìn,pìng |
| kHKGlyph | 3248 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1417.040 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42789.070 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0967.290 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4638 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B875 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-665B |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E0A7 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5E3D |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-657C |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-635F |
| kJapanese | ヘイ ヒョウ とう めす |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:2845 |
| kJapaneseKun | TOU MESU |
| kJapaneseOn | HEI |
| kJis0 | 7059 |
| kKangXi | 0967.290 |
| kKorean | PING |
| kLau | 2513 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5111 |
| kMandarin | pìn |
| kMatthews | 5313 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2378 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ020849 |
| kMorohashi | 29079 |
| kNelson | 3707 |
| kPhonetic | 1057 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6216+128.6.7 |
| kRSUnicode | 128.7 |
| kSBGY | 431.10 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 546.09 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | pìn,pìng粵ping3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5111 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 285.070:pìn |
| kTotalStrokes | 13 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | sánh |
| kXerox | 256:266 |
| kXHC1983 | 0878.020:pìn |