U+6B38 "欸" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+6B38 "欸" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as an interjection or a modal particle in Mandarin, typically representing a sound of acknowledgment, surprise, or hesitation, akin to "eh" or "hey" in English. Its composition incorporates the "欠" (qiàn, related to mouth or breath) radical on the right, often associating it with vocal expressions, while the left component "矣" (yǐ) contributes phonetic and archaic tonal cues. Historically, it appears in classical texts as a versatile utterance, and in modern usage, it remains common in informal speech and written dialogue to convey emotional nuance, such as agreement, questioning, or mild protest.
General Properties
Code Point
U+6B38
Name
CJK Unified Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
欸
HTML Hex Encoding
欸
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE6 0xAC 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding
0x6B38
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00006B38
C/C++/Java Escape
\u6b38
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Han
Unihan Properties
kBigFive
D5D9
kCCCII
22442B
kCNS1986
2-363D
kCNS1992
2-363D
kCangjie
IKNO
kCantonese
oi1
kCihaiT
729.502
kCowles
859
kDaeJaweon
0956.190
kDefinition
sigh; an exclamatory sound
kEACC
2D3642
kFanqie
烏開 於改 許介
kFennIndex
1.08 2.04
kFourCornerCode
2748.2
kGB3
4638
kGSR
0938d
kHangul
애:1N
kHanYu
32140.110
kHanyuPinyin
32140.110:āi,ǎi,xiè,ế,éi,ê̌,ěi,ề,èi,ê̄
kIICore
CT
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
32140.110
kIRG_GSource
G3-4E46
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D5D9
kIRG_JSource
J0-5D37
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-4EAA
kIRG_KSource
K1-665C
kIRG_TSource
T2-363D
kJapanese
アイ イ カイ ケ ああ
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:5026
kJapaneseKun
NAGEKU
kJapaneseOn
AI KAI
kJis0
6123
kKangXi
0568.070
kKorean
AY
kLau
12
kMandarin
ǎi
kMatthews
7
kMeyerWempe
2143
kMojiJoho
MJ014773
kMorohashi
16090
kPhonetic
467 1549A
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+5334+76.4.7
kRSUnicode
76.7
kSBGY
099.09 274.41 385.22
kSemanticVariant
U+5509<kFenn
kSMSZD2003Index
340.14
kSMSZD2003Readings
āi粵oi1 ê̄粵ei1 ế,éi粵ei4 ê̌,ěi粵ei2 ề,èi粵ei6 ǎi,ǎo粵oi2,ou2
kSpecializedSemanticVariant
U+5509<kMeyerWempe
kTang
qə̌i
kTGHZ2013
002.070:ǎi 088.010:ê̄ 088.020:ế 088.030:ê̌ 088.040:ề
kTotalStrokes
11
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kXerox
301:136
kXHC1983
0003.060:āi 0004.020:ǎi 0285.050:ēi 0285.060:éi 0285.070:ěi 0285.080:èi