What 𩴎 means
It is an alternate form of 魅, meaning “spirit” or “demon.”
The Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese character dictionary from the Eastern Han period, defines 鬽 as an “old spirit” and shows 魅 with 未 hinting at sound. Scholars dispute whether a Shang-period oracle-bone sign—a divination mark on bone or shell—is an ancestor of 鬽.
By 997, the Chinese Longkan Shoujian, a dictionary for readers of Buddhist texts, equates 𩴎 with 魅. From pre-Qin writings through the Six Dynasties, 魅 named feared spirits; later it could mean “bewitch,” while 魅力 means “charm.”
Who writes 𩴎
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𩴎 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.
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How to type or find 𩴎
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- 𩴎 · 魅 · 鬼魅 · 魅 variant · Chinese demon character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𩴎\29D0ECodes and encoding1 code points
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