What ⺰ means
It is a dedicated symbol for the simplified Chinese silk radical. A radical is the component dictionaries use to sort Chinese characters. ⺰ is for radical notation; the ordinary written form is separate.
The older silk sign 糸 appears in early Chinese script traditions; the Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese dictionary, describes it as fine silk. Traditional Chinese uses 糹 on the left, while simplified Chinese uses 纟. In some characters, silk also suggests binding or connection.
Specialist notation for sorting or describing characters.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ⺰ show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the CJK Radicals 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 ⺰
- Search it as
- ⺰ · simplified silk radical · silk radical · 纟 · 糹 · 糸 · 絲 · 绞丝旁
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⺰\2EB0Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.