What 𪉟 means
It is a shortened form of 鹽, meaning salt.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education identifies it as 鹽 with strokes omitted and cites the Yùpiān, an early Chinese dictionary.
The Han-era dictionary Shuowen Jiezi retells an origin story in which Sushā first boiled seawater to make salt.
Why does 𪉟 also appear for 諂?
It was borrowed to write a similar-sounding word.
Warring States-era Chu manuscripts and a later Han-dynasty text on bamboo strips use it for 諂 (“to flatter”). Chu was an ancient Chinese state; the surrounding words show that the borrowed reading means “to flatter,” not salt.
Who writes 𪉟
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𪉟 show as a box?
A font issue. Taiwan’s CNS 11643 portal says Windows 10 and later include it in the default PMingLiU and DFKai-SB fonts, but other apps or fonts may lack it.
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How to type or find 𪉟
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- salt · salt character · 鹽 · 盐
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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