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𮏯

cjk unified ideograph-2e3ef

Rare variant of 刺

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𮏯 is a rare written variant of 刺, whose core sense is “pierce” or “stab.” A Chinese Buddhist scripture preserves it in one edition, while other copies read 刺 or 剌 at that line. The familiar 刺 grew from 朿, an older graph for a thorn, with 刀 (“knife”) added.

Text symbol

What 𮏯 means

It is a historical written form of 刺.

An edition comparison for 大威燈光仙人問疑經 (a Chinese Buddhist scripture) records 𮏯 in a Song-dynasty copy; the base edition reads 刺, while a Yuan copy reads 剌. These are differences among copies of one text, not proof that the forms are interchangeable everywhere.

Who writes 𮏯

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𮏯 show as a box?

A font may lack this uncommon glyph. An app may show a box, another placeholder, or blank space instead; the text can still contain 𮏯 even when its strokes are not drawn.

How to type or find 𮏯

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刺 variant · 𮏯 meaning · rare han character
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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2E3EF, then AltX to get 𮏯.
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-2e3ef”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2e3ef, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𮏯
CSS
\2E3EF
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𮏯
HTML hex
𮏯
CSS content
content: "\2E3EF";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AE%8F%AF
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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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