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𣦺

cjk unified ideograph-239ba

Old form of 殄

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𣦺 writes 殄 (Mandarin tiǎn), a word for exhausting or destroying something. In 暴殄天物, it describes wasting what is precious.

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What 𣦺 means

It writes 殄: “to finish” or “use up.”

The Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese character dictionary, glosses 殄 as “exhaust” (c. 100 CE). The Yupian, a Chinese dictionary compiled in 543 CE, explicitly labels 𣦺 an old form of 殄.

Dictionaries also gloss 殄 as “eradicate.”

Who writes 𣦺

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Why does 𣦺 appear as a box?

The font or app may lack its glyph, so it can show a box or blank. The text still contains 𣦺; try a font with wider Chinese-character coverage.

How to type or find 𣦺

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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 239BA, then AltX to get 𣦺.
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-239ba”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 239ba, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𣦺
CSS
\239BA
Word for Windows
As of 2026, type 239BA in Word for Windows, then press Alt+X. Select the five hex digits first if needed.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𣦺
HTML hex
𣦺
CSS content
content: "\239BA";
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URL encoded
%F0%A3%A6%BA
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JS .length
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