U+5F8B "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+5F8B "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that carries the core meaning of "law," "rule," "regulation," or "rate." It is a key component in words such as "法律" (law) and "旋律" (melody), reflecting its dual association with both legal systems and musical or rhythmic patterns. Historically, the character evolved from ancient scripts and is composed of the radical "彳" (meaning "step" or "movement") combined with "聿" (originally depicting a hand holding a brush, symbolizing writing or enactment), together suggesting the idea of a standard or pattern that guides behavior or structure. In modern usage, it appears frequently in legal, musical, and mathematical contexts across Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
律
HTML Hex Encoding
律
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE5 0xBE 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x5F8B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00005F8B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u5f8b

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
ABDF
kCCCII
213D62
kCNS1986
1-5123
kCNS1992
1-5123
kCangjie
HOLQ
kCantonese
leot6
kCihaiT
510.504
kCowles
2546
kDaeJaweon
0687.110
kDefinition
statute, principle, regulation
kEACC
213D62
kFanqie
呂卹
kFenn
669C
kFennIndex
324.11
kFourCornerCode
2520.7
kGB0
3441
kGB1
3441
kGradeLevel
3
kGSR
0502c
kHangul
률:0E 율:0
kHanYu
20821.010
kHanyuPinlu
lǜ(439)
kHanyuPinyin
20821.010:lǜ
kHKGlyph
1270
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
20821.010
kIRG_GSource
G0-4249
kIRG_HSource
HB1-ABDF
kIRG_JSource
J0-4E27
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-D9BF
kIRG_KSource
K0-5748
kIRG_TSource
T1-5123
kIRG_VSource
V1-5465
kJapanese
リツ リチ のり
kJoyoKanji
2010
kKoreanEducationHanja
2007
kTGH
2013:1583
kJapaneseKun
NORI
kJapaneseOn
RITSU RICHI
kJis0
4607
kKangXi
0366.170
kKorean
LYUL
kLau
2030
kMainlandTelegraph
1774
kMandarin
kMatthews
4297
kMeyerWempe
1721
kMojiJoho
MJ011301
kMorohashi
10097
kNelson
1608
kPhonetic
860
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+3951+60.3.6 C+3951+129.6.3
kRSUnicode
60.6
kSBGY
474.19
kSMSZD2003Index
213.01
kSMSZD2003Readings
lǜ粵leot6
kTaiwanTelegraph
1774
kTang
luit
kTGHZ2013
235.200:lǜ
kTotalStrokes
9
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kVietnamese
luật
kXerox
245:162
kXHC1983
0742.080:lǜ