What 𪏸 means
黍 (“millet”) hints at meaning; 尼 hints at sound.
The sixth-century Yupian dictionary gives the “sticky” gloss. In a tenth-century commentary on the older Shuowen dictionary, Xu Kai says its lacquer-like tree resin could catch cicadas and sparrows.
Who writes 𪏸
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
1Matsu pronunciation ni phuǐ: “picky eater,” recorded in a 2013 local word list.
Worth knowing
- In a separate 2013 Matsu fieldwork note, dialect worker Chen Gaozhi proposes 𪏸掿 as a written form for an ironic spoken expression.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𪏸 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 𪏸
- Search it as
- ni3 · chi1 · ni · 黏 · sticky · tree resin · matsu · picky eater
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𪏸CSS
\2A3F8Microsoft Word for Windows
As of 2026, type 2A3F8 then AltX. Select only the code first if another hexadecimal character immediately precedes it.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𪏸
HTML hex
𪏸
CSS content
content: "\2A3F8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AA%8F%B8
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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.