U+5B09 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+5B09 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys a sense of joy, playfulness, or amusement, often used in compound words like "嬉笑" (to laugh joyfully) or "嬉戏" (to play or frolic). Its structure combines the radical "女" (woman) on the left, suggesting a feminine or gentle quality, with the phonetic component "喜" (happiness) on the right, which reinforces the meaning of delight and pleasure. Fully inscribed in the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) unified ideographs block, this character appears in traditional and simplified Chinese, as well as in Japanese kanji and Korean hanja, where it retains similar connotations of mirth and lightheartedness. Its usage spans classical literature, modern writing, and names, often evoking a carefree or cheerful tone.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
嬉
HTML Hex Encoding
嬉
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0xAC 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0x5B09
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00005B09
C/C++/Java Escape
\u5b09

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
BC5E
kCCCII
213A42
kCNS1986
1-6C48
kCNS1992
1-6C48
kCangjie
VGRR
kCantonese
hei1
kCihaiT
391.501
kCowles
1025
kDaeJaweon
0539.200
kDefinition
enjoy; play, amuse oneself
kEACC
213A42
kFanqie
許其 許記
kFenn
739H
kFennIndex
160.03
kFourCornerCode
4446.5
kGB0
7050
kGB1
7050
kGradeLevel
4
kGSR
0955g
kHangul
희:0N
kHanYu
21079.020
kHanyuPinyin
21079.020:xī,xǐ
kHKGlyph
0957
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21079.020
kIRG_GSource
G0-6652
kIRG_HSource
HB1-BC5E
kIRG_JSource
J0-3472
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-F6A4
kIRG_KSource
K0-7D70
kIRG_TSource
T1-6C48
kJapanese
キ うれしい たのしむ
kJinmeiyoKanji
2010
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6017
kJapaneseKun
TANOSHIMU URESHII
kJapaneseOn
KI
kJis0
2082
kKangXi
0271.280
kKarlgren
129
kKorean
HUY
kLau
1152
kMainlandTelegraph
1291
kMandarin
kMatthews
2437
kMeyerWempe
694
kMojiJoho
MJ009974
kMorohashi
06736
kNelson
1255
kPhonetic
455
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+1582+38.3.12
kRSUnicode
38.12
kSBGY
062.29 358.33
kSMSZD2003Index
161.11
kSMSZD2003Readings
xī粵hei1
kTaiwanTelegraph
1291
kTGHZ2013
393.070:xī
kTotalStrokes
15
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kXerox
261:174
kXHC1983
1226.100:xī