U+8358 "荘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
荘
U+8358 "荘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in the written forms of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, primarily representing concepts related to solemnity, dignity, or a village estate, depending on context. In modern Chinese, it is a simplified form of the traditional character "莊" and often appears in personal names or place names, while in Japanese, it is a standard kanji with similar meanings, such as in the word "荘厳" (sōgon, meaning solemnity). Its structure combines the grass radical (艹) with phonetic components, reflecting its historical evolution from a sign for a rural settlement or a respectful demeanor.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8358 |
| 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 | 荘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 荘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x8D 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8358 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008358 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8358 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 2D552D |
| kCNS1986 | E-3363 |
| kCNS1992 | 3-3363 |
| kCangjie | TLMG |
| kCantonese | zong1 |
| kDefinition | village, hamlet; villa; surname |
| kEACC | 2D552D |
| kFourCornerCode | 4411.4 |
| kHanYu | 53208.021 |
| kIICore | AJ |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53208.021 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1031.381 |
| kIRG_GSource | GE-4950 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4171 |
| kIRG_MSource | MD-8358 |
| kIRG_TSource | T3-3363 |
| kJapanese | ソウ ショウ おごそか |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kJapaneseKun | OGOSOKA |
| kJapaneseOn | SOU SHOU |
| kJis0 | 3381 |
| kKangXi | 1031.381 |
| kKorean | CANG |
| kMandarin | zhuāng |
| kMojiJoho | MJ021913 |
| kMorohashi | 30890 |
| kNelson | 3938 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2803+140.3.6 |
| kRSUnicode | 140.6 |
| kTotalStrokes | 9 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | J |