What 𫓩 means
It names a short stabbing weapon. In Mandarin, it is cōng, roughly «ts-ohng», with a high, level tone.
Shuowen, an early Chinese dictionary, defines 鏦 as a spear. Fangyan, a Han-era dictionary of regional words, lists short-spear names; Han texts also use it for a spear thrust.
The literary sound words 铮𫓩 and 𫓩𫓩 evoke metal striking.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readings𫓩 alone in a message
The short-spear or spear-thrust word.
铮𫓩 or 𫓩𫓩 in a phrase
A literary sound for metal striking.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𫓩 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.
How to type 𫓩
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2B4E9, then Alt+X to get 𫓩.
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-2b4e9”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2b4e9, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𫓩CSS
\2B4E9Wubi input
As of 2026, Wubi 86 and 98 code lists have no entry for this character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𫓩
HTML hex
𫓩
CSS content
content: "\2B4E9";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AB%93%A9
1
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.