MenuItem Shortcut Symbols like ⌘

Is there a way to get the standard symbols like ⌘ if you change them by code?
I know this is possible
EditCell.Shortcut = "Cmd-Shift-E"

But this apparently isn’t
EditCell.Shortcut = &U005E + “-Shift-E”

From a simple experiment it’s not possible.

Suggestions?

if this works, why don’t you use it ?

Don’t do this. The OS won’t recognize the hot key.

I was wondering. It’s the OS then. Sigh