What 𪆃 means
It names a bird, but the source determines which one.
Xu Shen's Han-era character dictionary Shuowen Jiezi defines the related form 鷻 as 雕, a large bird of prey. It analyzes 鷻 as 鳥 (“bird”) plus 敦 as a sound guide: the character writes a bird name. 𪆃 is listed as a variant of 鷻, so that older entry explains its connection.
The Song dynasty's Guangyun, a dictionary that groups characters by pronunciation, glosses 𪆃 as another name for a kite (鳶). Traditional Mao notes on the Book of Songs, an early Chinese poetry collection, identify the poem's bird as 雕. These are source-specific labels; follow the text's commentary rather than forcing both glosses into one modern species.
Who writes 𪆃
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𪆃 show as a box?
Your app's active font or fallback may lack it. On Windows 11, the font list includes separate SimSun-ExtB and MingLiU-ExtB faces; choose a font with Extension B coverage.
How is 𪆃 pronounced in Mandarin?
When 𪆃 is used as a variant of 鷻, its Mandarin reading is tuán.
How to type or find 𪆃
- Search it as
- 𪆃 · 鷻 · tuan · kite · eagle
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𪆃\2A183Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

