What 𪼎 means
Use Unicode hexadecimal input.
In Microsoft Word, type 2AF0E and press Alt+X; in a GTK text field, press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2AF0E, then Enter. These documented methods are current as of 2026.
What does 𪼎 mean?
It is a Han character recorded for Taiwan's household-registration system.
The Taiwan CNS11643 character directory identifies its source as characters used by the Ministry of the Interior's household-registration system, which keeps names in civil records. The Mandarin Chinese reading of 𪼎 in this entry is qiāng (ㄑㄧㄤ).
Taiwan's coding standard reserves an extension area for characters outside its regular set so public databases can exchange them. The written form has 王 on the left and 羗 on the right.
Who writes 𪼎
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𪼎 show as a box?
The app may not have access to a font with this glyph. Taiwan's CNS11643 listing, checked in 2026, says Windows 10 and later include it in default fonts; on other setups, display depends on whether an available font supports the character.
How to type or find 𪼎
- Search it as
- cns 13-5052 · u+2af0e · qiāng · chiang · taiwan name character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𪼎\2AF0E2AF0E, then press Alt+X.Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2AF0E, then press Enter.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

