What 𭿬 means
The source passage shows which look is meant. The early Shuowen jiezi character dictionary glosses 矉 as eyes opened wide in resentment. Zhuangzi, an ancient philosophical text, uses it for Xishi, a celebrated beauty, frowning in pain.
A village woman copies Xishi’s look, thinking it will make her beautiful; onlookers shut their doors or flee. As of 2026, 東施效顰 is a Chinese idiom for imitation that backfires. A 2008 Korean Hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean) column reads 矉 as 빈 (bin) and explains 효빈 (hyo-bin) as imitating a frown.
Who writes 𭿬
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𭿬 show as a box?
A box means the selected font lacks this glyph. The BabelStone Han Extension F chart lists it as supported (checked 2026-10-05), so rendering can differ by font.
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How to type or find 𭿬
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- 矉 · 颦 · 顰 · frown · glare · 2dfec
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𭿬\2DFECCodes and encoding1 code points
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