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
1Questions people ask
1Why 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
- Search it as
- 2010e · 乃 · 古文乃 · nǎi · nai3 · ㄋ · Zhuyin ㄋ · Bopomofo
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𠄎\2010ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.



