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cjk unified ideograph-2010e

CJK Unified Ideograph-2010E

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𠄎 is an older form of the Chinese character 乃, so its meaning depends on the sentence around it. In classical Chinese, 乃 can mean “you,” “be,” “then,” “unexpectedly,” or “only.” Its shape also inspired ㄋ, the Zhuyin mark for the Mandarin syllable-initial n sound.

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What 𠄎 means

It is an older written form of 乃.

The dictionary 玉篇, compiled around 543, records 𠄎 as an ancient form of 乃. It is a historical way to write the same Chinese character, so interpret its meaning through 乃 in the sentence.

In classical Chinese, 乃 can mean “you/your,” “be,” “then,” “unexpectedly,” or “only/just”; the sentence decides. Mandarin writes its reading as nǎi in pinyin, pronounced roughly “nye” with a dipping-rising tone. If 𠄎 appears as an empty box, the font lacks its glyph; a font with broader Han coverage may display it.

Who writes 𠄎

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Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𠄎 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 or find 𠄎

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2010e · 乃 · 古文乃 · nǎi · nai3 · ㄋ · Zhuyin ㄋ · Bopomofo
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2010E, then AltX to get 𠄎.
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 unified ideograph-2010e”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2010e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𠄎
CSS
\2010E
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𠄎
HTML hex
𠄎
CSS content
content: "\2010E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%A0%84%8E
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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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