U+8BCB "诋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
诋
U+8BCB "诋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character primarily used in written language to convey the meaning of slander, defame, or denigrate, often in the context of making false or malicious statements against someone's reputation. In traditional forms, it is written as 詆, composed of the radical 讠 (speech) on the left, indicating its connection to words or speaking, and the phonetic component 氐 on the right, which suggests its pronunciation (dǐ). This character appears in classical and modern Chinese texts, frequently in legal or ethical discussions about speech and libel, and its usage underscores the cultural importance of protecting personal honor through regulated discourse.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8BCB |
| 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 | 诋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 诋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0xAF 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8BCB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008BCB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8bcb |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 275855 |
| kCangjie | IVHVI |
| kCantonese | dai2 |
| kDefinition | slander, condemn, reproach |
| kEACC | 275855 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3274 |
| kGB0 | 5814 |
| kHanYu | 63956.040 |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 63956.040 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1188.181 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5A2E |
| kTGH | 2013:3797 |
| kKangXi | 1188.181 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 6090 |
| kMandarin | dǐ |
| kPhonetic | 1307* |
| kRSUnicode | 149'.5 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 071.230:dǐ |
| kTotalStrokes | 7 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "詆" U+8A46 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 0232.010:dǐ |