What 𡭎 means
𡭎 is an old form of 導, meaning “guide” or “lead.”
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education lists this glyph as a variant of 導. The Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典), an old Chinese reference work, calls 𡭎 an old form of 導. 說文解字, an early Chinese character dictionary, explains 導 as “to guide along”; it notes that 道 (“way”) supplies the sound in the standard form. Historical texts also use 導 for advising, persuading, opening a route, and channeling water. Those are extended uses of 導, not separate meanings for 𡭎.
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1How do you pronounce 𡭎?
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education variant dictionary lists two Mandarin readings for this form: dǎo and dào. Pinyin writes those sounds with Roman letters.
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