U+91CA "释" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+91CA "释" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to explain," "to release," or "to let go," and it is commonly used in words such as "解释" meaning explanation or interpretation. Its traditional Chinese form is "釋," and it appears across various East Asian languages including Japanese and Korean where it carries similar semantic nuances. The character is composed of two main components: the left radical "釆" which relates to distinguishing or differentiating, and the right side "睪" which contributes to the sound and concept of release or setting free. In Buddhist contexts, "释" also refers to "Sakya" as in "释迦牟尼" or Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, giving the character religious significance. Overall, U+91CA represents a fundamental concept of clarification and liberation in written communication.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
释 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
释 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE9 0x87 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x91CA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000091CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u91ca |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
275D38 |
| kCangjie |
HDEQ |
| kCantonese |
sik1 |
| kDefinition |
interpret, elucidate; release |
| kEACC |
275D38 |
| kFourCornerCode |
2795 |
| kGB0 |
4245 |
| kHanYu |
63899.060 |
| kHanyuPinlu |
shì(123) |
| kIICore |
AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
63899.060 |
| kIRGKangXi |
1290.101 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-4A4D |
| kTGH |
2013:2710 |
| kKangXi |
1290.101 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
6847 |
| kMandarin |
shì |
| kPhonetic |
1560* |
| kRSUnicode |
165.5 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
714.11 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
338.100:shì |
| kTotalStrokes |
12 |
| kTraditionalVariant |
"釋" U+91CB CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
G |
| kXHC1983 |
1053.010:shì |