U+53E3 "口" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+53E3 "口" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a fundamental Chinese character that represents the concept of a mouth, opening, or entrance. It is one of the most common radicals in the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) writing systems, appearing as a component in numerous other characters to denote actions, shapes, or objects related to an opening. In addition to its literal meaning of "mouth," it can signify a person, a hole, or a unit of measure, such as in counting family members or containers. This character is also highly versatile in compound words, where it often conveys ideas of speech, taste, or boundary. Its simple square shape makes it a foundational element in East Asian typography and calligraphy.
General Properties
Code Point
U+53E3
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
口
HTML Hex Encoding
口
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0x8F 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x53E3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000053E3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u53e3
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
A466
kCCCII
21352C
kCNS1986
1-4447
kCNS1992
1-4447
kCangjie
R
kCantonese
hau2
kCowles
1006
kDaeJaweon
0379.170
kDefinition
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
kEACC
21352C
kFanqie
苦后
kFenn
694A
kFennIndex
256.11 257.01
kFourCornerCode
6000.0
kGB0
3158
kGB1
3158
kGradeLevel
1
kGSR
0110a
kHangul
구:0E
kHanYu
10566.140
kHanyuPinlu
kǒu(1647) kou(74)
kHanyuPinyin
10566.140:kǒu
kHDZRadBreak
⼝[U+2F1D]:10566.140
kHKGlyph
0474
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10566.140
kIRG_GSource
G0-3F5A
kIRG_HSource
HB1-A466
kIRG_JSource
J0-387D
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-D0E7
kIRG_KSource
K0-4F22
kIRG_TSource
T1-4447
kIRG_VSource
V1-4E33
kJapanese
コウ ク くち
kJoyoKanji
2010
kKoreanEducationHanja
2007
kTGH
2013:38
kJapaneseKun
KUCHI
kJapaneseOn
KOU KU
kJis0
2493
kKangXi
0171.010
kKarlgren
419
kKorean
KWU
kLau
1144
kMainlandTelegraph
0656
kMandarin
kǒu
kMatthews
3434
kMeyerWempe
681
kMojiJoho
MJ008023
kMorohashi
03227
kNelson
0868
kPhonetic
445
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+1969+30.3.0
kRSUnicode
30.0
kSBGY
327.31
kSMSZD2003Index
87.01
kSMSZD2003Readings
kǒu粵hau2
kTaiwanTelegraph
0656
kTang
*kǒu
kTGHZ2013
198.130:kǒu
kTotalStrokes
3
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kVietnamese
khẩu
kXerox
241:356
kXHC1983
0649.070:kǒu