U+89BE "覾" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+89BE "覾" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character that represents the concept of "carefully observing" or "examining closely," often with connotations of deep, attentive sight or vigilance. Its structure combines the "见" (see) radical with the phonetic and semantic element "審" (to examine or judge), indicating an enhanced or meticulous form of looking. Found primarily in classical or literary texts rather than modern everyday usage, this character is considered a variant of 審 (shěn) and highlights the nuanced capacity of the Chinese writing system to express fine distinctions in perception and scrutiny. The character is extremely uncommon in digital and print media, making it a subject of interest for paleographers and specialists in rare sinographs.

General Properties

Code Point U+89BE
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 覾
HTML Hex Encoding 覾
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE8 0xA6 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding 0x89BE
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000089BE
C/C++/Java Escape \u89be

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Han
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes
Unified Ideograph Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive F754
kCCCII 25416F
kCNS1986 2-6E23
kCNS1992 2-6E23
kCangjie JWBUU
kCantonese sam2
kDaeJaweon 1605.060
kFourCornerCode 0661.0
kGB5 4275
kHanYu 63677.030
kHanyuPinyin 63677.030:shěn
kIRGDaeJaweon 1605.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 63677.030
kIRGKangXi 1138.070
kIRG_GSource G5-4A6B
kIRG_HSource HB2-F754
kIRG_JSource JMJ-024276
kIRG_KPSource KP1-7525
kIRG_KSource K2-5F6E
kIRG_TSource T2-6E23
kJapanese シン
kKangXi 1138.070
kMandarin shěn
kMojiJoho MJ024276
kMorohashi 34983
kRSUnicode 147.15
kTotalStrokes 22
kUnihanCore2020 HMT