What 𬾨 means
In context, read it as 備: “prepare” or “have ready.”
In Japanese, 備 reads そなえる (“prepare”) or そなわる (“be equipped”). Chinese 備 is bèi, with senses including preparing and having something ready.
Should I use 𬾨 in ordinary writing?
Keep it in a transcription; otherwise use 備.
A transcription of Ihara Saikaku’s 1682 Japanese novel 好色一代男 records it in 備中, a Japanese place name.
Ancient bronze inscriptions show 備 as a person beside an arrow case, linking it to preparing equipment.
Who writes 𬾨
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𬾨 show as a box?
A font-coverage issue. The active font may lack this glyph; one with CJK Extension F coverage can display it.
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How to type or find 𬾨
- Search it as
- rare kanji · 備 variant · 備異体字 · Bitchu
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𬾨CSS
\2CFA8Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𬾨
HTML hex
𬾨
CSS content
content: "\2CFA8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AC%BE%A8
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.