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𪔃

cjk unified ideograph-2a503

CJK Unified Ideograph U+2A503

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𪔃 names the wooden crossbar used to lift a ritual bronze ding, a three-legged vessel. In classical Chinese ritual writing, it is distinct from 鼏, the cover, although later dictionaries sometimes merge the entries. If someone sends it alone, ask which historical sense they mean.

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What 𪔃 means

It names the wooden bar used to lift a ritual ding.

A ding (鼎) is a three-legged bronze vessel used in rites. The earliest dictionary account is in the Shuowen Jiezi, an Eastern Han dictionary: it defines the corresponding form as a wooden bar passed horizontally through the ding’s ears so it can be lifted.

Later dictionaries may gloss 𪔃 as 鼏, but the ritual distinction is bar versus cover. The Shuowen seal-script tradition also gives 𠕪 for this definition. In ritual writing, 扃 can name the lifting bar too; 鉉 is another related name, not the same character.

Someone sent me 𪔃—what should I read?

Read it as a reference to a historical Chinese character.

An isolated message does not show which historical dictionary sense the sender intends. Ask whether they mean the ding-lifting bar, a quotation from a classical text, or a discussion of character forms; if they give no context, ask for a gloss.

Scholarly and historical: it points to classical character study or descriptions of ritual ding vessels.

A reader may mistake the lifting bar for 鼏, the vessel’s cover.

Who writes 𪔃

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What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings

The lifting bar and the cover are separate parts.

Don't confuse it with

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Combination ideas

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Deliberate contrast: 𪔃 is the bar; 鼏 is the cover.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𪔃 show as a box?

The current font or app may not support this CJK Extension B character. Try a font with broader CJK coverage.

How to type or find 𪔃

Search it as
𪔃 · 𠕪 · 扃 · 鼎扃 · ding handle · ding lifting bar · jiong character
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2A503, then AltX to get 𪔃.
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-2a503”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2a503, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𪔃
CSS
\2A503
To type 𪔃
Use a Unicode input method that accepts code points; enter U2A503. The key sequence depends on your device and app.
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If it appears as a box, the current font may lack CJK Extension B coverage.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𪔃
HTML hex
𪔃
CSS content
content: "\2A503";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AA%94%83
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On screen
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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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