U+8563 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+8563 "" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that refers to the hibiscus flower, specifically the Hibiscus syriacus, which is also known as the rose of Sharon or shrubby althaea. In classical Chinese literature and poetry, "蕣" often symbolizes fleeting beauty or ephemeral glory, because the hibiscus blossom blooms vibrantly but lasts only a single day. This character is composed of the radical for grass or plant, indicating its botanical nature, and the phonetic component "舜" which contributes to its pronunciation. Historically, it appears in ancient texts such as the "Book of Songs" and later poetic works, where it conveys themes of transience and the poignant loveliness of the natural world.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
蕣
HTML Hex Encoding
蕣
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE8 0x95 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x8563
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00008563
C/C++/Java Escape
\u8563

Unihan Properties

kBigFive
EB48
kCCCII
23256B
kCNS1986
2-5973
kCNS1992
2-5973
kCangjie
TBBQ
kCantonese
seon3
kCihaiT
1168.502
kDaeJaweon
1521.170
kDefinition
hibiscus
kEACC
23256B
kFanqie
舒閏
kFourCornerCode
4425.2
kGB3
7487
kGSR
0469b
kHangul
순:0N
kHanYu
53294.020
kHanyuPinyin
53294.020:shùn
kIICore
AKP
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53294.020
kIRG_GSource
G3-6A77
kIRG_HSource
HB2-EB48
kIRG_JSource
J0-687C
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-E4D9
kIRG_KSource
K0-6272
kIRG_TSource
T2-5973
kJapanese
シュン あさがお むくげ
kKoreanName
2015
kJapaneseKun
MUKUGE ASAGAO
kJapaneseOn
SHUN
kJis0
7292
kKangXi
1058.310
kKorean
SWUN
kMandarin
shùn
kMatthews
5938
kMeyerWempe
2792b
kMojiJoho
MJ022825 MJ022825:E0102 MJ022826:E0103 MJ022827:E0104 MJ022828:E0105 MJ022829:E0106
kMorohashi
31991:E0103
kPhonetic
1273
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6437+140.3.12 V+20208+140.3.13
kRSUnicode
140.12
kSBGY
395.20
kSemanticVariant
U+6A53<kMeyerWempe
kTotalStrokes
15
kUnihanCore2020
HJKMPT