U+8C00 "谀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
谀
U+8C00 "谀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to flatter" or "to adulate," often carrying a negative connotation of insincere praise or sycophancy. It is composed of the radical "讠" (speech) on the left, indicating its relation to words or speaking, and the phonetic component "臾" on the right, which contributes to its pronunciation (yú in Mandarin). Historically, this character appears in classical Chinese texts to describe behavior where one uses excessive or dishonest compliments to curry favor with superiors. In modern usage, it remains part of the standard written language, typically found in formal or literary contexts rather than everyday conversation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+8C00 |
| 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 | 谀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 谀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE8 0xB0 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x8C00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00008C00 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u8c00 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 29333B |
| kCangjie | IVHXO |
| kCantonese | jyu4 |
| kDefinition | flatter, truckle |
| kEACC | 29333B |
| kFourCornerCode | 3778 |
| kGB0 | 5836 |
| kHanYu | 63987.060 |
| kIICore | CG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 63987.060 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1188.181 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-5A44 |
| kTGH | 2013:4675 |
| kKangXi | 1188.181 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 6161 |
| kMandarin | yú |
| kPhonetic | 1609* |
| kRSUnicode | 149'.8 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 446.140:yú |
| kTotalStrokes | 10 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "諛" U+8ADB CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 1409.070:yú |