What 𣇫 means
Chinese records link it to “bright”; Vietnamese Nôm uses it for “thuở.”
The Mandarin reading is wǒ. Chinese dictionaries connect 𣇫 with 皦, which can mean bright, white, or clear. Chữ Nôm is a historical Vietnamese writing system that uses Han-based characters; in it, 𣇫 is listed for thuở, meaning a time in the past, as in thuở xưa (the old days).
Where does the Chinese reading come from?
An old Chinese character dictionary preserves the “bright” gloss.
𣇫 appears in the Northern Song revision of Yupian, a Chinese character dictionary, under 日, the sun/day radical used for filing entries. The Kangxi Dictionary cites Yupian for the gloss “bright” and links 𣇫 with 皦.
Why does 𣇫 show as a box?
Your font may not have a glyph for this rare character.
The character can still be present in the text even when a font displays a blank or square. Choosing a font with Han character coverage may show it.
Who writes 𣇫
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA form of 皦: “bright,” “white,” or “clear.”
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𣇫 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 𣇫
- Search it as
- wǒ · wo · bright · clear · thuở · thuo · chữ nôm · 皦
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𣇫\231EBCodes and encoding1 code points
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