U+853D "蔽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+853D "蔽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of "to cover," "to conceal," or "to shield," and it is often used in classical and modern Chinese to describe the act of hiding something from view or providing a protective barrier. In East Asian context, this ideograph appears in words like "隐蔽" meaning "hidden" or "secret," and "遮蔽" meaning "to block out" or "obscure," reflecting its practical use in both literal and figurative senses, such as a cloud covering the sun or a person covering their feelings. The character is composed of the radical for grass (艹), suggesting a natural covering, and a phonetic component (敝), which together form a familiar symbol in written Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, where it is recognized as a standard part of the vocabulary related to concealment and protection.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
蔽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
蔽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE8 0x94 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x853D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000853D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u853d |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive |
BDAA |
| kCCCII |
215568 |
| kCNS1986 |
1-6E53 |
| kCNS1992 |
1-6E53 |
| kCangjie |
TFBK |
| kCantonese |
bai3 |
| kCihaiT |
1166.601 |
| kCowles |
3208 |
| kDaeJaweon |
1519.120 |
| kDefinition |
cover, hide, conceal; shelter |
| kEACC |
215568 |
| kFanqie |
必袂 |
| kFenn |
561F |
| kFennIndex |
400.09 |
| kFourCornerCode |
4424.8 |
| kGB0 |
1746 |
| kGB1 |
1746 |
| kGradeLevel |
4 |
| kGSR |
0341h |
| kHangul |
폐:0E |
| kHanYu |
53277.190 |
| kHanyuPinlu |
bì(59) |
| kHanyuPinyin |
53277.190:bì,biē,piē |
| kHKGlyph |
3523 |
| kIICore |
AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon |
1519.120 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
53277.190 |
| kIRGKangXi |
1056.150 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-314E |
| kIRG_HSource |
HB1-BDAA |
| kIRG_JSource |
J0-4A43 |
| kIRG_KPSource |
KP0-F2B7 |
| kIRG_KSource |
K0-784C |
| kIRG_TSource |
T1-6E53 |
| kJapanese |
ヘイ おおい おおう |
| kJoyoKanji |
2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja |
2007 |
| kTGH |
2013:3073 |
| kJapaneseKun |
OOU OOI |
| kJapaneseOn |
HEI |
| kJis0 |
4235 |
| kKangXi |
1056.150 |
| kKorean |
PHYEY |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
5599 |
| kMandarin |
bì |
| kMatthews |
5104 |
| kMeyerWempe |
2262 |
| kMojiJoho |
MJ022746 MJ022744:E0103 MJ022746:E0104 MJ022745:E0105 |
| kMorohashi |
31888:E0105 |
| kNelson |
4050 |
| kPhonetic |
1013 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 |
C+3603+140.3.12 V+7789+140.3.12 V+13505+140.3.12 |
| kRSUnicode |
140.12 |
| kSBGY |
376.51 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
598.13 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings |
bì粵bai3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph |
5599 |
| kTang |
biɛ̀i |
| kTGHZ2013 |
019.220:bì |
| kTotalStrokes |
14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
GHJKMPT |
| kXerox |
260:364 |
| kXHC1983 |
0058.100:bì |