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𫭮

cjk unified ideograph-2bb6e

Blocking Character

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The meaning of 𫭮 in older Chinese dictionaries is “to bar or stop”; later references also give “to fill or obstruct.” Its traditional variant is 𡍫.

Text symbol

What 𫭮 means

Context decides whether it blocks or fills.

Shuowen Jiezi, a dictionary from the Han dynasty, glosses 𡍫 as “to bar or stop” and explains it as 土 (“earth”) plus 則 for sound. A later dictionary, Zhengzitong, adds “to fill or obstruct,” citing a Buddhist scripture phrase.

Why do some references show 𡍫?

𡍫 is the traditional variant paired with 𫭮.

Unicode's Han database pairs these forms as simplified and traditional variants; Taiwan's Ministry of Education dictionary files the entry under 𡍫 and gives the Mandarin reading cè.

Who writes 𫭮

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𫭮 show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension E block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.

How to type or find 𫭮

Search it as
𡍫 · block · obstruct
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2BB6E, then AltX to get 𫭮.
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-2bb6e”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2bb6e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𫭮
CSS
\2BB6E
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𫭮
HTML hex
𫭮
CSS content
content: "\2BB6E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AB%AD%AE
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.

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