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𩴭

cjk unified ideograph-29d2d

Chi (historical variant)

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𩴭 is a historical form of the Chinese character 魑, which names a mountain spirit. In 魑魅魍魎, that spirit joins other legendary beings; the phrase can also describe assorted bad people.

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What 𩴭 means

It names a mountain spirit in Chinese tradition.

The Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese character dictionary, records 𩴭 under 魑 in a Song-era edition and glosses it as a kind of spirit.

Its shape is also classed as a seal-script form, an older formal style of Chinese writing.

Who writes 𩴭

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Questions people ask

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What does 魑魅魍魎 mean?

It names legendary beings: 魑魅 are mountain spirits, and 魍魎 are water spirits. In later Chinese usage, it can also mean assorted bad people.

How to type or find 𩴭

Search it as
chi · chī · mountain spirit · mountain demon · 魑 · 魑魅 · 魑魅魍魎
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 29D2D, then AltX to get 𩴭.
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-29d2d”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 29d2d, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𩴭
CSS
\29D2D
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𩴭
HTML hex
𩴭
CSS content
content: "\29D2D";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%A9%B4%AD
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On screen
1
Code points
2
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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