U+88C1 "裁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
裁
U+88C1 "裁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that carries the core meaning of "cutting" or "tailoring," as in cutting cloth or fabric, and by extension it signifies "judging" or "deciding" in contexts like legal rulings or personal discretion. It is composed of the radical 衣 (clothing) on the outside, indicating its association with garments, and the phonetic component 裁 (cai), which hints at its pronunciation. This character appears frequently in modern Chinese in words such as 裁決 (judgment), 裁縫 (tailor), and 裁軍 (disarmament), underscoring its dual roles in practical craftsmanship and abstract decision making.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+88C1 |
| 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 | 裁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 裁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0xA3 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x88C1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000088C1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u88c1 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B5F4 |
| kCCCII | 21575C |
| kCNS1986 | 1-617A |
| kCNS1992 | 1-617A |
| kCangjie | JIYHV |
| kCantonese | coi4 |
| kCihaiT | 1212.603 |
| kCowles | 4806 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1581.270 |
| kDefinition | cut out; decrease |
| kEACC | 21575C |
| kFanqie | 昨哉 昨代 |
| kFenn | 334B |
| kFennIndex | 540.03 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4375.0 |
| kGB0 | 1835 |
| kGB1 | 1835 |
| kGradeLevel | 3 |
| kGSR | 0943c' |
| kHangul | 재:0E |
| kHanYu | 53086.020 |
| kHanyuPinlu | cái(42) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 53086.020:cái |
| kHKGlyph | 3694 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1581.270 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 53086.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1116.160 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-3243 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B5F4 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3A5B |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-EBE0 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6E2E |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-617A |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-6652 |
| kJapanese | サイ ザイ たつ さばく |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:2532 |
| kJapaneseKun | TATSU SABAKU |
| kJapaneseOn | SAI |
| kJis0 | 2659 |
| kKangXi | 1116.160 |
| kKorean | CAY |
| kLau | 367 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 5932 |
| kMandarin | cái |
| kMatthews | 6664 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3449 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ023984 |
| kMorohashi | 34258 |
| kNelson | 0788 |
| kPhonetic | 239 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2123+62.4.8 C+2123+145.6.6 |
| kRSUnicode | 145.6 |
| kSBGY | 099.46 391.07 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 629.13 236.12 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | cái粵coi4 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 5932 |
| kTang | *dzhəi |
| kTGHZ2013 | 030.090:cái |
| kTotalStrokes | 12 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | trài |
| kXerox | 250:261 |
| kXHC1983 | 0098.080:cái |