What 𠁞 means
In Teochew, it means “can’t” or “unable to.”
Teochew is a Chinese variety spoken around Chaozhou in eastern Guangdong. Its pronunciation bhoi6 fuses the Teochew readings m6 唔 (“not”) and oi6 會 (“can, be able to”); the character stacks 不 above 會.
It marks regional dialect writing, not standard Mandarin spelling.
As of 2026, many computer fonts omit 𠁞; a box may mean the font lacks its glyph.
Who writes 𠁞
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𠁞 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 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 𠁞
- Search it as
- bhoi6 · bhoi · teochew · chaozhou · fuzhou · can't · cannot · 潮州话
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𠁞CSS
\2005EMicrosoft Word on Windows
As of 2026, type 2005E, then press AltX. Select the code first if adjacent text ends in another hex digit.
GNOME/GTK on Linux
As of 2026, press CtrlShiftU, type 2005E, then press Enter or Space.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𠁞
HTML hex
𠁞
CSS content
content: "\2005E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%A0%81%9E
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On screen
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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.