U+9B44 "魄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
魄
U+9B44 "魄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the concept of the soul, spirit, or vital essence, particularly in the context of traditional Chinese philosophy and culture. It often appears in terms like "魄力" (pòlì), meaning boldness or courage, and is associated with the ethereal part of the human psyche that persists after death, as seen in the Taoist notion of the po soul. This character also forms part of compound words related to poise, presence, and emotional intensity, reflecting its deep cultural and linguistic significance in conveying inner vitality and resolve.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+9B44 |
| 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 | 魄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 魄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE9 0xAD 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x9B44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00009B44 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u9b44 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | BE7A |
| kCCCII | 216170 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-7025 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-7025 |
| kCangjie | HAHI |
| kCantonese | paak3 |
| kCihaiT | 1523.102 |
| kCowles | 3424 |
| kDaeJaweon | 1995.220 |
| kDefinition | vigor; body; dark part of moon |
| kEACC | 216170 |
| kFanqie | 他各 普伯 |
| kFenn | 804G |
| kFennIndex | 421.06 |
| kFourCornerCode | 2661.3 |
| kGB0 | 3839 |
| kGB1 | 3839 |
| kGradeLevel | 6 |
| kGSR | 0782o |
| kHangul | 백:0N |
| kHanYu | 74431.090 |
| kHanyuPinlu | pò(11) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 74431.090:pò,bó,tuò |
| kHKGlyph | 4642 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 1995.220 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 74431.090 |
| kIRGKangXi | 1461.280 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4647 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-BE7A |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-7230 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E0C4 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-5B5E |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-7025 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-6C65 |
| kJapanese | ハク タク ヒャク バク たましい |
| kKoreanName | 2015 |
| kTGH | 2013:3129 |
| kJapaneseKun | TAMASHII |
| kJapaneseOn | HAKU BAKU |
| kJis0 | 8216 |
| kKangXi | 1461.280 |
| kKorean | PAYK |
| kLau | 2447 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 7611 |
| kMandarin | pò |
| kMatthews | 4988 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2227 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ029021 |
| kMorohashi | 45810 |
| kNelson | 3108 |
| kPhonetic | 1003 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+7301+106.5.10 C+7301+194.10.5 |
| kRSUnicode | 194.5 |
| kSBGY | 506.08 511.51 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 796.07 455.04 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | pò粵paak3 tuò粵tok3 bó粵bok6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 7611 |
| kTang | *pæk |
| kTGHZ2013 | 287.140:pò |
| kTotalStrokes | 14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | phách |
| kXerox | 260:326 |
| kXHC1983 | 0084.110:bó 0887.020:pò 1175.020:tuò |