U+8C85 "貅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+8C85 "貅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese logograph that represents a mythical animal, specifically a type of auspicious beast often referred to as the "pi xiu" or "pi yao," which is traditionally believed to attract wealth and ward off evil spirits in Chinese culture. This character combines the radical for "mammal" or "beast" with a phonetic component, and it is frequently used in modern contexts for jewelry, feng shui practices, and decorative items. In historical texts, the貅 is sometimes associated with a fierce, lion-like creature that serves as a protector, though it is distinct from the similar but horned creature "qilin."

General Properties

Code Point U+8C85
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 貅
HTML Hex Encoding 貅
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE8 0xB2 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding 0x8C85
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00008C85
C/C++/Java Escape \u8c85

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 E05A
kCCCII 23362D
kCNS1986 2-4760
kCNS1992 2-4760
kCangjie BHOD
kCantonese jau1
kCihaiT 1266.503
kDaeJaweon 1663.070
kDefinition brave, fierce, courageous
kEACC 23362D
kFanqie 許尤
kFourCornerCode 2429.0
kGB0 8587
kGB1 8587
kGSR 1070h
kHanYu 63911.060
kHanyuPinyin 63911.060:xiū
kIRGDaeJaweon 1663.070
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 63911.060
kIRGKangXi 1201.060
kIRG_GSource G0-7577
kIRG_HSource HB2-E05A
kIRG_JSource J0-6C3C
kIRG_KPSource KP1-78B5
kIRG_KSource K2-6242
kIRG_TSource T2-4760
kIRG_VSource V1-6777
kJapanese キュウ ク
kTGH 2013:5514
kJapaneseOn KYUU
kJis0 7628
kKangXi 1201.060
kKorean HYU
kMainlandTelegraph 6287
kMandarin xiū
kMatthews 2789
kMeyerWempe 3844i
kMojiJoho MJ024968
kMorohashi 36542
kNelson 4477 4481
kPhonetic 1505
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 C+6749+153.7.6
kRSUnicode 153.6
kSBGY 209.17
kSMSZD2003Index 661.08
kSMSZD2003Readings xiū粵jau1
kTaiwanTelegraph 6287
kTGHZ2013 411.050:xiū
kTotalStrokes 13
kUnihanCore2020 GHJMT
kVietnamese hươu
kXerox 275:165
kXHC1983 1296.060:xiū