U+9189 "醉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
醉
U+9189 "醉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the concept of being drunk or intoxicated, often used to describe a state of alcohol induced inebriation. Its composition combines the radical for wine or alcohol with a phonetic component, reflecting its semantic link to drinking. Beyond its literal meaning, in Chinese literature and poetry, "醉" frequently carries metaphorical connotations of emotional ecstasy, stupor, or a blissful loss of self control, sometimes representing a heightened sensory or artistic experience. The character is an essential element in common Chinese phrases and idioms, such as "喝醉" meaning to get drunk, illustrating its practical use in everyday language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+9189 |
| 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 | 醉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 醉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE9 0x86 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x9189 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00009189 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u9189 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | BE4B |
| kCCCII | 215D2A |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6F55 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6F55 |
| kCangjie | MWYOJ |
| kCantonese | zeoi3 |
| kCihaiT | 1353.301 |
| kCowles | 4630 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1784.170 |
| kDefinition | intoxicated, drunk; addicted to |
| kEACC | 215D2A |
| kFanqie | 將遂 |
| kFenn | 14A |
| kFennIndex | 560.04 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1064.8 |
| kGB0 | 5577 |
| kGB1 | 5577 |
| kGradeLevel | 4 |
| kGSR | 0490h |
| kHangul | 취:0E |
| kHanYu | 63587.140 |
| kHanyuPinlu | zuì(51) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 63587.140:zuì |
| kHKGlyph | 4208 |
| kIICore | AGTHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1784.170 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 63587.140 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1284.240 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-576D |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-BE4B |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6E4D |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-EFDE |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-762D |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6F55 |
| kIRG_VSource | V2-905F |
| kJapanese | スイ よう |
| kJinmeiyoKanji | 2010:U+9154 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:3224 |
| kJapaneseKun | YOU |
| kJapaneseOn | SUI |
| kJis0 | 7845 |
| kKangXi | 1284.240 |
| kKorean | CHWI |
| kLau | 1591 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 6816 |
| kMandarin | zuì |
| kMatthews | 6862 |
| kMeyerWempe | 3476 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ026505 |
| kMorohashi | 39906 |
| kNelson | 4790 |
| kPhonetic | 333 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6954+164.7.8 |
| kRSUnicode | 164.8 |
| kSBGY | 350.46 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+9154<kSMSZD2003Index:T |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 711.18 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | zuì粵zeoi3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 6816 |
| kTang | *tzuì |
| kTGHZ2013 | 496.030:zuì |
| kTotalStrokes | 15 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 252:341 |
| kXHC1983 | 1548.040:zuì |