U+558F "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+558F "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as a marker of respect or politeness, historically used to voice an affirmative response, akin to "yes" or "at your service" when addressed by a superior, especially in classical or martial contexts. It also appears in Buddhist terminology as a transliteration element and can denote the act of making a respectful gesture or bowing. In modern usage, the character is less common in everyday speech but retains recognition through its appearance in historical novels and traditional opera.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
喏
HTML Hex Encoding
喏
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0x96 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x558F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000558F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u558f

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
D86F
kCCCII
217149
kCNS1986
2-3A53
kCNS1992
2-3A53
kCangjie
RTKR
kCantonese
je5
kCihaiT
283.501
kDaeJaweon
0419.180
kDefinition
respectful reply of assent to superiors
kEACC
217149
kFanqie
人者
kFourCornerCode
6406.4
kGB0
6386
kGB1
6386
kHanYu
10637.040
kHanyuPinyin
10637.040:rě,nuò
kIICore
BGT
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10637.040
kIRG_GSource
G0-5F76
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D86F
kIRG_JSource
J1-356B
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-3A46
kIRG_KSource
K2-2775
kIRG_TSource
T2-3A53
kJapanese
ジャ ジャク ダク ニャ ニャク
kTGH
2013:4818
kJapaneseKun
HAI
kJapaneseOn
SHA NYA JAKU NYAKU DAKU
kJis1
2175
kKangXi
0198.100
kKorean
YA
kMainlandTelegraph
0816
kMandarin
nuò
kMatthews
3093
kMeyerWempe
3868b
kMojiJoho
MJ008445 MJ008445:E0101 MJ008446:E0102
kMorohashi
03926:E0102
kPhonetic
1526
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+19241+30.3.8
kRSUnicode
30.9
kSMSZD2003Index
110.08
kSMSZD2003Readings
rě粵je5 nuò粵nok6
kTaiwanTelegraph
0816
kTGHZ2013
271.090:nuò
kTotalStrokes
11
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kXerox
277:250
kXHC1983
0844.020:nuò 0957.030:rě