diff --git a/decode_struct.go b/decode_struct.go
index f857bfc..d459fb8 100644
--- a/decode_struct.go
+++ b/decode_struct.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"math/bits"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+	"unicode/utf16"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
@@ -136,6 +138,52 @@ func (d *structDecoder) tryOptimize() {
 	}
 }
 
+// decode from '\uXXXX'
+func decodeKeyCharByUnicodeRune(buf []byte, cursor int64) ([]byte, int64) {
+	const defaultOffset = 4
+	const surrogateOffset = 6
+
+	r := unicodeToRune(buf[cursor : cursor+defaultOffset])
+	if utf16.IsSurrogate(r) {
+		cursor += defaultOffset
+		if cursor+surrogateOffset >= int64(len(buf)) || buf[cursor] != '\\' || buf[cursor+1] != 'u' {
+			return []byte(string(unicode.ReplacementChar)), cursor + defaultOffset - 1
+		}
+		cursor += 2
+		r2 := unicodeToRune(buf[cursor : cursor+defaultOffset])
+		if r := utf16.DecodeRune(r, r2); r != unicode.ReplacementChar {
+			return []byte(string(r)), cursor + defaultOffset - 1
+		}
+	}
+	return []byte(string(r)), cursor + defaultOffset - 1
+}
+
+func decodeKeyCharByEscapedChar(buf []byte, cursor int64) ([]byte, int64) {
+	c := buf[cursor]
+	cursor++
+	switch c {
+	case '"':
+		return []byte{'"'}, cursor
+	case '\\':
+		return []byte{'\\'}, cursor
+	case '/':
+		return []byte{'/'}, cursor
+	case 'b':
+		return []byte{'\b'}, cursor
+	case 'f':
+		return []byte{'\f'}, cursor
+	case 'n':
+		return []byte{'\n'}, cursor
+	case 'r':
+		return []byte{'\r'}, cursor
+	case 't':
+		return []byte{'\t'}, cursor
+	case 'u':
+		return decodeKeyCharByUnicodeRune(buf, cursor)
+	}
+	return nil, cursor
+}
+
 func decodeKeyByBitmapUint8(d *structDecoder, buf []byte, cursor int64) (int64, *structFieldSet, error) {
 	var (
 		field  *structFieldSet
@@ -174,24 +222,21 @@ func decodeKeyByBitmapUint8(d *structDecoder, buf []byte, cursor int64) (int64,
 					return cursor, field, nil
 				case nul:
 					return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
+				case '\\':
+					cursor++
+					chars, nextCursor := decodeKeyCharByEscapedChar(buf, cursor)
+					for _, c := range chars {
+						curBit &= bitmap[keyIdx][largeToSmallTable[c]]
+						if curBit == 0 {
+							return decodeKeyNotFound(b, cursor, field)
+						}
+						keyIdx++
+					}
+					cursor = nextCursor
 				default:
 					curBit &= bitmap[keyIdx][largeToSmallTable[c]]
 					if curBit == 0 {
-						for {
-							cursor++
-							switch char(b, cursor) {
-							case '"':
-								cursor++
-								return cursor, field, nil
-							case '\\':
-								cursor++
-								if char(b, cursor) == nul {
-									return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
-								}
-							case nul:
-								return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
-							}
-						}
+						return decodeKeyNotFound(b, cursor, field)
 					}
 					keyIdx++
 				}
@@ -203,6 +248,24 @@ func decodeKeyByBitmapUint8(d *structDecoder, buf []byte, cursor int64) (int64,
 	}
 }
 
+func decodeKeyNotFound(b unsafe.Pointer, cursor int64, field *structFieldSet) (int64, *structFieldSet, error) {
+	for {
+		cursor++
+		switch char(b, cursor) {
+		case '"':
+			cursor++
+			return cursor, field, nil
+		case '\\':
+			cursor++
+			if char(b, cursor) == nul {
+				return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
+			}
+		case nul:
+			return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func decodeKeyByBitmapUint16(d *structDecoder, buf []byte, cursor int64) (int64, *structFieldSet, error) {
 	var (
 		field  *structFieldSet
@@ -241,24 +304,21 @@ func decodeKeyByBitmapUint16(d *structDecoder, buf []byte, cursor int64) (int64,
 					return cursor, field, nil
 				case nul:
 					return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
+				case '\\':
+					cursor++
+					chars, nextCursor := decodeKeyCharByEscapedChar(buf, cursor)
+					for _, c := range chars {
+						curBit &= bitmap[keyIdx][largeToSmallTable[c]]
+						if curBit == 0 {
+							return decodeKeyNotFound(b, cursor, field)
+						}
+						keyIdx++
+					}
+					cursor = nextCursor
 				default:
 					curBit &= bitmap[keyIdx][largeToSmallTable[c]]
 					if curBit == 0 {
-						for {
-							cursor++
-							switch char(b, cursor) {
-							case '"':
-								cursor++
-								return cursor, field, nil
-							case '\\':
-								cursor++
-								if char(b, cursor) == nul {
-									return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
-								}
-							case nul:
-								return 0, nil, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("string", cursor)
-							}
-						}
+						return decodeKeyNotFound(b, cursor, field)
 					}
 					keyIdx++
 				}
diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index 7dab500..8298a1f 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -3594,3 +3594,18 @@ func TestIssue218(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDecodeEscapedCharField(t *testing.T) {
+	b := []byte(`{"\u6D88\u606F":"\u6D88\u606F"}`)
+	t.Run("unmarshal", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v := struct {
+			Msg string `json:"消息"`
+		}{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal([]byte(v.Msg), []byte("消息")) {
+			t.Fatal("failed to decode unicode char")
+		}
+	})
+}