U+8D51 "赑" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+8D51 "赑" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character traditionally meaning "to exert great strength" or "a mythical sea turtle," and is most famously used in the compound "赑屃" (bìxì), which refers to a dragon-like turtle in Chinese mythology that is often depicted carrying stone steles or heavy monuments on its back. This character is composed of three "贝" (bèi, meaning shell or money) radicals arranged in a triangular pattern, visually suggesting the idea of accumulating power or bearing an immense burden. Due to its obscurity and intricate structure, "赑" is seldom used in modern everyday Chinese but remains significant in cultural and historical contexts related to ancient architecture, calligraphy, and mythological symbolism.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
赑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
赑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE8 0xB5 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x8D51 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00008D51 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u8d51 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
29373D |
| kCangjie |
BOBOO |
| kCantonese |
bai3 |
| kDefinition |
strong |
| kFourCornerCode |
7788.2 |
| kGB8 |
9234 |
| kHanYu |
63648.051 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
63648.051 |
| kIRGKangXi |
1213.211 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G8-7C42 |
| kTGH |
2013:7370 |
| kJapaneseKun |
IKARU |
| kJapaneseOn |
HI |
| kKangXi |
1213.211 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
6369 |
| kMandarin |
bì |
| kRSUnicode |
154'.8 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
669.07 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
019.110:bì |
| kTotalStrokes |
12 |
| kTraditionalVariant |
"贔" U+8D14 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
G |
| kXHC1983 |
0061.020:bì |