What ⺀ means
It labels a two-dot part in CJK character descriptions. 冬 means “winter”; component references use ⺀ for its bottom two-dot form. It differs from the single-dot forms 丶 and ⼂.
“Repeat” names the paired shape; it is not a spoken word.
An IDS sequence shows how character parts fit together. In ⿱免⺀, ⿱ stacks the parts vertically, with 免 above ⺀.
Specialist component notation; its rendered shape depends on CJK font coverage.
“Repeat” names the form; it is not a command.
Don't confuse it with
2Combination ideas
1A documented IDS example with 免 above ⺀.
Questions people ask
1Why does ⺀ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ⺀
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2E80, then Alt+X to get ⺀.
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 radical repeat”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2e80, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⺀CSS
\2E80Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⺀
HTML hex
⺀
CSS content
content: "\2E80";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%BA%80
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.