U+515F "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+515F "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character composed of two "先" (xiān, meaning "first" or "before") radicals stacked vertically, which together denotes the concept of "to advance" or "to proceed," often implying a sense of going forward with great effort or in a competitive manner. It is primarily encountered in classical Chinese texts rather than modern usage, reflecting an archaic or literary register where it describes the act of moving ahead eagerly or contending for progress. This character belongs to the "兄" (elder brother) radical group in the Kangxi dictionary system, and its pronunciation in modern Mandarin is approximated as "shēn" or "xiān," depending on dialectal or historical variations. Due to its low frequency, it is not included in commonly used character lists like the Xiandai Hanyu Changyong Zibiao, making it a niche but historically interesting element of the CJK Unified Ideographs block.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0x85 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x515F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000515F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u515f

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
D860
kCCCII
216958
kCNS1986
2-3A44
kCNS1992
2-3A44
kCangjie
HUHGU
kCantonese
san1
kCihaiT
140.601
kDaeJaweon
0266.030
kDefinition
to advance
kEACC
216958
kFanqie
所臻
kFourCornerCode
2421.1
kGB3
4140
kHanYu
10274.020
kHanyuPinyin
10274.020:shēn
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10274.020
kIRG_GSource
G3-4948
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D860
kIRG_JSource
J1-326C
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-3727
kIRG_KSource
K2-2421
kIRG_TSource
T2-3A44
kJapanese
シン
kJapaneseKun
SUSUMU
kJapaneseOn
SHIN
kJis1
1876
kKangXi
0125.210
kKorean
SIN
kMandarin
shēn
kMojiJoho
MJ007254
kMorohashi
01391
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+14349+10.2.10
kRSUnicode
10.10
kSBGY
109.14
kTotalStrokes
12
kUnihanCore2020
HMT