U+91AF "醯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
醯
U+91AF "醯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character historically representing vinegar or a vinegar-like condiment, often used in classical texts and traditional Chinese cuisine. Its composition combines the radical for wine or fermentation with phonetic elements, reflecting its association with acidic, fermented substances. In modern usage, it appears primarily in literary, historical, or culinary contexts, as well as in names and specialized terminology related to food chemistry or ancient rituals. The character also carries secondary meanings tied to sacrificial offerings and, in some contexts, refers to a type of pickled or preserved food in East Asian traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+91AF |
| 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 | 醯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 醯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE9 0x86 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x91AF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000091AF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u91af |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | F151 |
| kCCCII | 234141 |
| kCNS1986 | 2-637B |
| kCNS1992 | 2-637B |
| kCangjie | MWYUT |
| kCantonese | hei1 |
| kCihaiT | 1355.406 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1788.170 |
| kDefinition | vinegar; pickle; acid |
| kEACC | 234141 |
| kFanqie | 呼雞 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1061.7 |
| kGB0 | 8521 |
| kGB1 | 8521 |
| kGSR | 1241i |
| kHangul | 혜:0N |
| kHanYu | 63599.030 |
| kHanyuPinyin | 63599.030:xī |
| kIICore | AGTKP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1788.170 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 63599.030 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1287.370 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-7535 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB2-F151 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-6E51 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-F5DA |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-7B38 |
| kIRG_TSource | T2-637B |
| kJapanese | ケイ す |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:6376 |
| kJapaneseKun | SU |
| kJapaneseOn | KEI KAI |
| kJis0 | 7849 |
| kKangXi | 1287.370 |
| kKarlgren | 131 |
| kKorean | HYEY |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 6832 |
| kMandarin | xī |
| kMatthews | 2448 |
| kMeyerWempe | 694o |
| kMojiJoho | MJ026553 |
| kMorohashi | 40036 |
| kPhonetic | 450 779 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+6958+164.7.12 V+13616+164.7.12 |
| kRSUnicode | 164.12 |
| kSBGY | 090.06 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 713.10 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | xī粵hei1 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 6832 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 393.190:xī |
| kTotalStrokes | 19 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kXerox | 307:176 |
| kXHC1983 | 1228.080:xī |