How to convert Unicode representation into actual characters in Java?

Hello. I have a Java string, e.g. "\u08aaa", representing the UTF-8 hex code for the character 說. How do I convert this string into the actual character 說? I've tried: String utfCode = "\u08aaa"; byte[] b = utfCode.getBytes(); String actualCharacter = new String(b, "UTF-8"); and all sorts of other similar operations, but none of them have worked. Is such a conversion possible in Java? Plz help me to resolve this. Thanks, Ravi K.