What 𮓲 means
In Zhuang, it names a flea.
Its Zhuang reading is maet; the Chinese-derived shape alone does not reveal the word.
Why does a Zhuang word use this kind of character?
Sawndip adapted Chinese character forms to write Zhuang.
These forms drew on Chinese sounds and meanings to record Zhuang speech. The wider script appears in songs, ritual texts, family records and contracts.
A 697 stone inscription contains another character used for Zhuang; this early example does not date 𮓲 itself.
Who writes 𮓲
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Related characters
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หมัด The Thai word for “flea,” related by descent to Zhuang maet.
ໝັດ The Lao word for “flea,” related by descent to Zhuang maet.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𮓲 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension F 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.
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How to type or find 𮓲
- Search it as
- maet · sawndip · zhuang · flea
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𮓲\2E4F2Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.