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𨽭

cjk unified ideograph-28f6d

Yin variant

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𨽭 is a written variant of traditional Chinese 陰, pronounced yīn in Mandarin; the character means shade or darkness and names yin in yin-yang. A list titled “Old forms” in the Yijing text 乾坤鑿度 records it as 陰 beside 𨼡 as 陽; standard Chinese writing uses 陰/陽 in traditional characters or 阴/阳 in simplified characters.

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What 𨽭 means

It is a variant of 陰, pronounced yīn in Mandarin.

The standard character 陰 means shade or darkness. In classical Chinese, it could also describe a mountain's north side or a river's south bank—the shadier side. In yin-yang thought, 陰 names yin, one of two complementary aspects used to describe the world.

Where is 𨽭 recorded?

A list of “Old forms” in 乾坤鑿度 records 𨽭 as 陰.

乾坤鑿度 is a text on the Yijing, or Book of Changes. In its section 古文略 (“Old forms”), 𨽭 is labeled 陰 and the paired form 𨼡 is labeled 陽. The passage records the pair in that textual tradition.

Who writes 𨽭

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𨽭 show as a box?

If the active font lacks its glyph, 𨽭 may appear as a box or blank fallback. That display does not change which character the text contains.

How to type or find 𨽭

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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 28F6D, then AltX to get 𨽭.
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-28f6d”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 28f6d, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𨽭
CSS
\28F6D
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𨽭
HTML hex
𨽭
CSS content
content: "\28F6D";
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URL encoded
%F0%A8%BD%AD
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On screen
1
Code points
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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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