U+59D3 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+59D3 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily represents the concept of "surname" or "family name," and it is composed of the radical "女" (woman) on the left side, which hints at its ancient matrilineal origins, and the phonetic component "生" (life or birth) on the right, together conveying the idea of birth lineage or clan. In modern Chinese usage, "姓" is fundamental to personal identity and social organization, appearing in everyday contexts such as filling out forms, introductions, and genealogical records, and it stands as one of the most commonly used characters in written and spoken Chinese, reflecting a core cultural emphasis on family heritage.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
姓
HTML Hex Encoding
姓
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0xA7 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding
0x59D3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000059D3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u59d3

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
A96D
kCCCII
213962
kCNS1986
1-4C6F
kCNS1992
1-4C6F
kCangjie
VHQM
kCantonese
sing3
kCihaiT
381.602
kCowles
3657
kDaeJaweon
0524.090
kDefinition
one's family name; clan, people
kEACC
213962
kFanqie
息正
kFenn
41A
kFennIndex
186.01
kFourCornerCode
4541.0
kGB0
4853
kGB1
4853
kGradeLevel
1
kGSR
0812q
kHangul
성:0E
kHanYu
21037.120
kHanyuPinlu
xìng(232)
kHanyuPinyin
21037.120:xìng,shēng
kHKGlyph
0898
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21037.120
kIRG_GSource
G0-5055
kIRG_HSource
HB1-A96D
kIRG_JSource
J0-402B
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-E2E9
kIRG_KSource
K0-6073
kIRG_TSource
T1-4C6F
kIRG_VSource
V1-5174
kJapanese
セイ ショウ ソウ かばね
kJoyoKanji
2010
kKoreanEducationHanja
2007
kTGH
2013:1327
kJapaneseKun
KABANE
kJapaneseOn
SEI SHOU
kJis0
3211
kKangXi
0259.050
kKorean
SENG
kLau
2724 2825
kMainlandTelegraph
1198
kMandarin
xìng
kMatthews
2770
kMeyerWempe
2815
kMojiJoho
MJ009643
kMorohashi
06178
kNelson
1203
kPhonetic
1130
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+2639+38.3.5 C+2639+100.5.3
kRSUnicode
38.5
kSBGY
431.07
kSMSZD2003Index
154.11
kSMSZD2003Readings
xìng粵sing3
kTaiwanTelegraph
1198
kTang
siɛ̀ng
kTGHZ2013
409.160:xìng
kTotalStrokes
8
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kVietnamese
tính
kXerox
246:173
kXHC1983
1293.010:xìng