What 𮨈 means
A variant of 頤, the character for the chin or jaw.
The Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese character dictionary, calls 𦣞 a picture of the chin and 頤 its seal-script form (an old formal Chinese writing style). In classical Chinese, 頤 also meant “nourish” and named a hexagram, a divination figure in the Book of Changes, an ancient Chinese text.
How is 𮨈 read in Japanese?
Japanese references list a Sino-Japanese and native reading. They are イ (i) and おとがい (otogai), the Japanese word for chin or jaw.
Japan’s MJ059025 record links it to 頤 in an index for exact names and administrative writing.
Who writes 𮨈
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𮨈 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𮨈
- Search it as
- chin · jaw · otogai · おとがい · 頤
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𮨈\2EA08Codes and encoding1 code points
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