What 匆 means
“Hurried” or “rushed”; the extra code preserves a source distinction.
Unicode maps 匆 to 匆. Its compatibility range keeps the Taiwan CNS 11643-1992 character-set code distinct through conversion into Unicode and back; ordinary Chinese writing uses 匆. The Eastern Han (25–220 CE) dictionary Shuowen Jiezi glosses 匆 as haste and analyzes it as 心 (“heart/mind”) plus 囪, which also provides the sound. A Five Dynasties lyric by Li Yu uses 匆匆 for “too hurried”; modern Chinese still uses 匆忙 and 匆匆.
Combination ideas
1In traditional Japanese letter closings, read sōsō: an apology for writing a hurried, brief note.
Questions people ask
1Will normalization keep 匆?
No. NFC maps it to 匆 because the characters are canonically equivalent; preserve the original separately when source identity matters.
How to type 匆
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2F82A, then Alt+X to get 匆.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk compatibility ideograph-2f82a”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2f82a, then Enter or Space.
HTML
匆CSS
\2F82ACodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
匆
HTML hex
匆
CSS content
content: "\2F82A";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AF%A0%AA
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.