U+5289 "劉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+5289 "劉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily functions as a surname, being one of the most common family names in China, often romanized as Liu in Mandarin and Lau in Cantonese. This ideograph carries the historical meaning of a type of battle axe or a weapon, reflecting its ancient origins as a symbol of martial authority, and it has been used in classical texts to denote slaughter or destruction. Beyond its literal definition, the character is deeply embedded in Chinese culture, appearing in the names of historical figures like Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, and in modern contexts as a ubiquitous surname across East Asia, including in Korea and Japan.
General Properties
Code Point
U+5289
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
劉
HTML Hex Encoding
劉
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0x8A 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0x5289
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00005289
C/C++/Java Escape
\u5289
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
BC42
kCCCII
213422
kCNS1986
1-6C2C
kCNS1992
1-6C2C
kCangjie
HCLN
kCantonese
lau4
kCihaiT
188.503
kCowles
2259
kDaeJaweon
0325.160
kDefinition
surname; kill, destroy
kEACC
213422
kFanqie
力求
kFenn
309G
kFennIndex
315.01
kFourCornerCode
7210.0
kGB1
3385
kGSR
1114a'
kHangul
류:0N 유:0
kHanYu
10359.040
kHanyuPinyin
10359.040:liú
kHKGlyph
0372
kIICore
ATJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10359.040
kIRG_GSource
G1-4175
kIRG_HSource
HB1-BC42
kIRG_JSource
J0-4E2D
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-D9A8
kIRG_KSource
K0-5731
kIRG_TSource
T1-6C2C
kIRG_VSource
V2-8A53
kJapanese
リュウ ル ころす
kJinmeiyoKanji
2010
kKoreanName
2015
kJapaneseKun
KOROSU
kJapaneseOn
RU RYUU
kJis0
4613
kKangXi
0144.390
kKarlgren
254
kKorean
LYU
kLau
1819
kMandarin
liú
kMatthews
4093
kMeyerWempe
1502b
kMojiJoho
MJ007602 MJ007602:E0101 MJ007601:E0102 MJ057057:E0103
kMorohashi
02224:E0102
kNelson
0709
kPhonetic
781 870A
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+3957+18.2.13
kRSUnicode
18.13
kSBGY
203.01
kSemanticVariant
U+5218<kLau
kSimplifiedVariant
kSMSZD2003Index
64.06
kSMSZD2003Readings
liú粵lau4
kTaiwanTelegraph
0491
kTang
*liou
kTotalStrokes
15
kUnihanCore2020
HJKMPT
kXerox
247:242
kXHC1983
0724.041:liú