U+9EDD "黝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+9EDD "黝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily denotes a dark, blackish color or a state of being blackened, often used to describe shades of black, greyish black, or a dark complexion, such as in the term "黝黑" meaning dark or swarthy. Historically, this character has been used in classical Chinese literature and modern contexts alike to depict something that is not just black but has a glossy or deep, shadowy quality, and it can also imply dimness or obscurity. Its usage extends to describing plants, rocks, or even facial features, reflecting a nuanced understanding of darkness beyond mere absence of light.

General Properties

Code Point U+9EDD
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 黝
HTML Hex Encoding 黝
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE9 0xBB 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding 0x9EDD
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00009EDD
C/C++/Java Escape \u9edd

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Han
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes
Unified Ideograph Yes

Unihan Properties

kBigFive C24B
kCCCII 21626D
kCNS1986 1-7637
kCNS1992 1-7637
kCangjie WFVIS
kCantonese jau2
kCihaiT 1562.503
kDaeJaweon 2053.150
kDefinition black
kEACC 21626D
kFanqie 於脂 於糾
kFourCornerCode 6432.7
kGB0 8778
kGB1 8778
kGSR 1115h
kHangul 유:1N
kHanYu 74748.020
kHanyuPinyin 74748.020:yǒu,yī
kHKGlyph 4728
kIICore AGTHM
kIRGDaeJaweon 2053.150
kIRGHanyuDaZidian 74748.020
kIRGKangXi 1519.270
kIRG_GSource G0-776E
kIRG_HSource HB1-C24B
kIRG_JSource J0-735B
kIRG_KPSource KP1-90F5
kIRG_KSource K1-6A25
kIRG_TSource T1-7637
kJapanese ユウ ヨウ イ ユ あおぐろい あおぐろ くろい
kKoreanName 2015
kTGH 2013:6242
kJapaneseKun AOGURO
kJapaneseOn YUU
kJis0 8359
kKangXi 1519.270
kKarlgren 255
kKorean YU
kLau 3349
kMainlandTelegraph 7821
kMandarin yǒu
kMatthews 7547
kMeyerWempe 1974d 3845e
kMojiJoho MJ029909 MJ029909:E0101 MJ029910:E0102
kMorohashi 48082 48082:E0101
kPhonetic 1507
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 C+7438+203.12.5
kRSUnicode 203.5
kSBGY 054.34 327.50
kSMSZD2003Index 826.01
kSMSZD2003Readings yǒu粵jau2
kTaiwanTelegraph 7821
kTGHZ2013 444.160:yǒu
kTotalStrokes 17
kUnihanCore2020 GHJMT
kXerox 273:064
kXHC1983 1404.040:yǒu