What 𧃍 means
Treat it as the 夔 character in a different written form.
That character can name a legendary one-legged creature, a music official in accounts of the ancient ruler Shun, an ancient state, a place, or a surname. The surrounding text decides which historical sense is intended.
Shuowen, an early Chinese dictionary, already defines 夔; dictionaries catalogue 𧃍 under that character as an older or variant form, not as a separately invented sign. In practice, it preserves the spelling used by a particular source.
What if someone sends me 𧃍?
Treat a standalone 𧃍 as a source clue, not a reaction.
If it arrives alone, ask what text or dictionary supplied it. In a quotation, keep the printed form; in an ordinary explanation, pair it with 夔 or a short gloss. In a name or place reference, let the surrounding words decide which historical sense is intended.
Archival, classical, or specialist; opaque in ordinary chat.
A standalone 𧃍 can look broken or cryptic; add 夔 or a gloss when clarity matters.
Who writes 𧃍
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsAn opaque rare character; ask for the source before assigning a mood or joke.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
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2Why does 𧃍 look different in another font?
It can. Unicode identifies the character, while each font draws its own glyph; an unsupported font may show a box or a different design.
Can I send 𧃍 by itself?
Yes, but it may be opaque. Add 夔 or a short gloss unless you are preserving a historical source exactly.
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How to type or find 𧃍
- Search it as
- kui · kuí · 夔 · 夔州 · kui variant · old kui · rare hanzi · 𧃍 meaning
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𧃍\270CDCodes and encoding1 code points
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