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𢼯

cjk unified ideograph-22f2f

Historical form of 殺

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𢼯 is a historical Chinese variant of 殺, read shā and meaning “kill” or “slay.” It survives in old character dictionaries; ordinary Traditional Chinese uses 殺, while Simplified Chinese uses 杀.

Text symbol

What 𢼯 means

It writes the same Chinese word as 殺: “kill” or “slay.”

A Chinese character dictionary compiled in the Jin dynasty, 四聲篇海, records 𢼯 as an old written form of 殺.

When should I write 𢼯?

Keep it when transcribing a source that uses that exact form.

In ordinary Chinese writing, use 殺 in Traditional Chinese and 杀 in Simplified Chinese.

A font without its glyph may show a box or blank; the character itself is unchanged.

Who writes 𢼯

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𢼯 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 𢼯

Search it as
𢼯 · shā · sha · kill · slay · 殺 · 杀
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 22F2F, then AltX to get 𢼯.
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-22f2f”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 22f2f, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𢼯
CSS
\22F2F
HTML source
In HTML markup, 𢼯 represents this exact character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𢼯
HTML hex
𢼯
CSS content
content: "\22F2F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%A2%BC%AF
1
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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