U+8763 "蝣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
蝣
U+8763 "蝣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a type of aquatic insect, specifically the mayfly, which is known for its extremely short adult lifespan. Composed of the radical for insect or worm on the left and a phonetic component on the right, this character appears in classical and modern Chinese texts, often symbolizing the transient or fleeting nature of life. In Japanese, it is also used with similar meaning, reflecting the shared cultural significance of the mayfly as a metaphor for ephemerality across East Asian literary traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8763 |
| 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 | 蝣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 蝣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0x9D 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8763 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008763 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8763 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | E7A2 |
| kCCCII | 232A6D |
| kCNS1986 | 2-5369 |
| kCNS1992 | 2-5369 |
| kCangjie | LIYSD |
| kCantonese | jau4 |
| kCihaiT | 1194.410 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1556.060 |
| kDefinition | Ephemera strigata, mayfly |
| kEACC | 232A6D |
| kFanqie | 以周 |
| kFenn | 266H |
| kFennIndex | 637.06 |
| kFourCornerCode | 5814.7 |
| kGB0 | 8286 |
| kGB1 | 8286 |
| kGSR | 1080h |
| kHanYu | 42873.030 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 42873.030:yóu |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1556.060 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 42873.030 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1090.090 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7276 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-E7A2 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6A22 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP1-7221 |
| kIRG_KSource | K2-5C57 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-5369 |
| kIRG_VSource | V0-4337 |
| kJapanese | ユウ ユ リュウ ル |
| kTGH | 2013:5927 |
| kJapaneseOn | YUU RYUU YU |
| kJis0 | 7402 |
| kKangXi | 1090.090 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5812 |
| kMandarin | yóu |
| kMatthews | 7523 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023584 |
| kMorohashi | 33292 |
| kNelson | 4162 |
| kPhonetic | 1508 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6535+142.6.9 |
| kRSUnicode | 142.9 |
| kSBGY | 204.41 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 616.11 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | yóu粵jau4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5812 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 444.040:yóu |
| kTotalStrokes | 15 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJMT |
| kVietnamese | du |
| kXerox | 306:255 |
| kXHC1983 | 1397.010:yóu |