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cjk compatibility ideograph-2f8f9

CJK Compatibility Ideograph-2F8F9

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𣫺 is the compatibility form of 㭜, not a separate everyday character. It lets software convert to and from Taiwan’s CNS 11643-1992 character standard without losing the source entry; Unicode reserves it for that purpose, not ordinary writing. 㭜 has two recorded readings: róng, a tree name, and xiè, a variant of 械.

Text symbol

What 𣫺 means

Yes. It becomes 㭜.

Unicode normalization standardizes equivalent text, so this encoding distinction disappears. The Unicode chart also registers 㭜 followed by UFE00, an invisible variation selector that requests the associated glyph variant; display depends on font support.

What does 㭜 mean?

It has two readings: a tree name and a variant of 械.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Education character-variant dictionary traces the róng reading, “a tree name,” to the Chinese character dictionary Longkan Shoujian (997). It also lists xiè as a reading for 㭜 and marks the form as a variant of 械.

Who writes 𣫺

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𣫺 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.

How to type or find 𣫺

Search it as
㭜 · 械 · róng · xiè · cns 11643 · unicode normalization
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2F8F9, then AltX to get 𣫺.
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-2f8f9”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2f8f9, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𣫺
CSS
\2F8F9
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𣫺
HTML hex
𣫺
CSS content
content: "\2F8F9";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AF%A3%B9
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.

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