What 嵮 means
It is a source-specific code for 嵮, whose old reading is disputed.
The Xunzi, a Chinese philosophical work associated with Xunzi (3rd century BCE), uses 嵮 in a line about a tomb. The 1716 Kangxi Dictionary links it with 窴 (“to fill”); a parallel version in the Liezi, another classical Chinese text, has 墳 (“grave mound”). The old line does not settle a single meaning.
Why is 嵮 encoded separately?
It preserves a distinct source entry for reliable conversion.
In Taiwan's CNS 11643-1992 character set, entry 3-407E maps to 嵮. Keeping that position lets older text convert back to its source encoding without losing which entry it used.
Unicode normalization maps 嵮 to 嵮, so normalized text no longer keeps the separate code point. Keep this form only when working with source data that needs the distinction.
A source-preservation character, not a separate everyday message meaning.
Normalization maps it to 嵮, so text processing can erase its separate code-point identity.
Who writes 嵮
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Questions people ask
1Why does 嵮 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 嵮
- Search it as
- 嵮 · cns11643 · 3-407e · normalization · compatibility
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
嵮\2F87ECodes and encoding1 code points
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