U+54A6 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+54A6 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that functions primarily as an interjection, conveying surprise, doubt, or mild disapproval, often equivalent to "eh?" or "huh?" in English. It is composed of the radical "口" (mouth), indicating speech or sound, and the phonetic component "夷" (yí), which provides a clue to its pronunciation. In everyday usage, "咦" appears in contexts where a speaker reacts to unexpected information, such as in the phrase "咦? 怎麼回事?" meaning "Huh? What's going on?" It is also found in classical texts and modern literature to depict moments of sudden realization or questioning, making it a versatile expression of vocalized curiosity.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
咦
HTML Hex Encoding
咦
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0x92 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding
0x54A6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000054A6
C/C++/Java Escape
\u54a6

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
AB78
kCCCII
213626
kCNS1986
1-503C
kCNS1992
1-503C
kCangjie
RKN
kCantonese
ji4
kCihaiT
270.102
kDaeJaweon
0405.300
kDefinition
exclamation of surprise
kEACC
213626
kFanqie
喜夷
kFourCornerCode
6503.2 6508.1
kGB0
6355
kGB1
6355
kHanYu
10614.010
kHanyuPinlu
yí(41)
kHanyuPinyin
10614.010:yí,xī
kHKGlyph
0564
kIICore
AGTHM
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10614.010
kIRG_GSource
G0-5F57
kIRG_HSource
HB1-AB78
kIRG_JSource
J14-2370
kIRG_KSource
K2-2673
kIRG_TSource
T1-503C
kIRG_VSource
V2-702B
kJapanese
イ キ タイ ダイ
kTGH
2013:4202
kJIS0213
2,03,80
kJapaneseKun
TOIKI
kJapaneseOn
I KI TAI DAI
kJis1
2113
kKangXi
0186.080
kKorean
I CAY
kMandarin
kMatthews
2984
kMojiJoho
MJ008222
kMorohashi
03535
kPhonetic
1542
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+17354+30.3.6
kRSUnicode
30.6
kSBGY
058.37
kSMSZD2003Index
100.04
kSMSZD2003Readings
yí粵ji4
kTGHZ2013
432.010:yí
kTotalStrokes
9
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kXerox
263:301
kXHC1983
1360.090:yí