U+5996 "妖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+5996 "妖" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily denotes something strange, bewitching, or supernatural, often carrying a negative or eerie connotation. Historically, it has been used to describe ghosts, goblins, or malevolent spirits in folklore, as well as to imply seductive charm or alluring beauty that is perceived as deceptive or harmful. Its radical components include the "woman" radical (女) and the "heaven" or "waver" element (夭), together suggesting a sense of unearthly or twisted femininity. In modern usage, "妖" appears in words like "妖怪" (yāoguài, meaning monster or demon) and "妖艳" (yāoyàn, meaning seductive or flashy), retaining its nuanced association with the uncanny and the beguiling.
General Properties
Code Point
U+5996
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
妖
HTML Hex Encoding
妖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0xA6 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x5996
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00005996
C/C++/Java Escape
\u5996
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
A7AF
kCCCII
213957
kCNS1986
1-496F
kCNS1992
1-496F
kCangjie
VHK
kCantonese
jiu1
kCihaiT
379.602
kCowles
1380
kDaeJaweon
0520.180
kDefinition
strange, weird, supernatural
kEACC
213957
kFanqie
於喬
kFenn
463G
kFennIndex
616.11 617.01
kFourCornerCode
4243.4
kGB0
4993
kGB1
4993
kGSR
1141d
kHangul
요:0N
kHanYu
21031.070
kHanyuPinyin
21031.070:yāo,jiǎo
kHKGlyph
0884
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21031.070
kIRG_GSource
G0-517D
kIRG_HSource
HB1-A7AF
kIRG_JSource
J0-4D45
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-FAA2
kIRG_KSource
K0-686D
kIRG_TSource
T1-496F
kIRG_VSource
V1-5165
kJapanese
ヨウ コウ キョウ あやしい
kJoyoKanji
2010
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:920
kJapaneseKun
NAMAMEKU
kJapaneseOn
YOU
kJis0
4537
kKangXi
0256.200
kKarlgren
216
kKorean
YO
kLau
3506
kMainlandTelegraph
1179
kMandarin
yāo
kMatthews
7279
kMeyerWempe
910
kMojiJoho
MJ009581
kMorohashi
06086
kNelson
1198
kPhonetic
1594
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+3887+38.3.4
kRSUnicode
38.4
kSBGY
151.01
kSMSZD2003Index
152.14
kSMSZD2003Readings
yāo粵jiu2,jiu1
kTaiwanTelegraph
1179
kTang
*qyɛu
kTGHZ2013
427.040:yāo
kTotalStrokes
7
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kVietnamese
yêu
kXerox
251:366
kXHC1983
1340.020:yāo