U+55BB "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+55BB "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese logograph (hanzi) that primarily means "to explain," "to illustrate," or "to metaphorically compare," often used in contexts of analogy or parable. It is a commonly used character in both classical and modern Chinese, appearing in words such as "比喻" (bǐyù, meaning "metaphor" or "simile") and "喻示" (yùshì, meaning "to imply" or "to suggest"). Structurally, it combines the "mouth" radical (口, kǒu) with the phonetic component "俞" (yú), reflecting its semantic link to speech and reasoning. This character is also found in the name of the ancient Chinese philosopher Hui Shi's concept of "喻言" (yùyán) or "allegorical speech," and it remains relevant in contemporary written Chinese for conveying complex ideas through comparison.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
喻
HTML Hex Encoding
喻
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0x96 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x55BB
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000055BB
C/C++/Java Escape
\u55bb

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
B3EB
kCCCII
213672
kCNS1986
1-5E51
kCNS1992
1-5E51
kCangjie
ROMN
kCantonese
jyu6
kCowles
4897
kDaeJaweon
0421.200
kDefinition
metaphor, analogy; example; like
kEACC
213672
kFanqie
羊戍
kFourCornerCode
6802.1
kGB0
5187
kGB1
5187
kGradeLevel
6
kGSR
0125c
kHanYu
10657.080
kHanyuPinyin
10657.080:yù,yú
kHKGlyph
0638
kIICore
AGTHM
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10657.080
kIRG_GSource
G0-5377
kIRG_HSource
HB1-B3EB
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-008501
kIRG_TSource
T1-5E51
kIRG_VSource
V1-4F66
kJapanese
ユ さとす たとえる
kTGH
2013:2644
kJapaneseKun
SATOSU SATORU TATOERU
kJapaneseOn
YU
kKangXi
0201.121
kKorean
YU
kMainlandTelegraph
0827
kMandarin
kMatthews
7629
kMeyerWempe
3643
kMojiJoho
MJ008501 MJ008501:E0100 MJ008502:E0101
kPhonetic
1611
kRSUnicode
30.9
kSBGY
365.22
kSMSZD2003Index
111.07
kSMSZD2003Readings
yù粵jyu6
kTaiwanTelegraph
0827
kTang
kTGHZ2013
449.120:yù
kTotalStrokes
12
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kVietnamese
dụ
kXerox
261:102
kXHC1983
1416.070:yù