What 𮩆 means
It writes the Zhuang word gyan, “to swallow.”
The dictionary describes swallowing food whole without chewing, then extends it to “swallow up.” Gyan names the word; 𮩆 writes it in Sawndip.
Is 𮩆 a Zhuang character?
Yes: it is a Sawndip character used to write Zhuang.
Sawndip adapts Chinese characters and local forms. Two stone inscriptions from the Tang dynasty (an imperial Chinese period), dated 682 and 697, document early writing in the region; the later one contains nonstandard characters. Whether these early forms count as Sawndip or as precursors is disputed. Song-era records mention vernacular characters in Guangxi legal papers. In later centuries, Sawndip also served songs and scriptures. Standard Zhuang gained a Latin-based alphabet in 1957.
Who writes 𮩆
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𮩆 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 𮩆
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- sawndip · old zhuang script · zhuang character · zhuang writing · gyan · swallow
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𮩆\2EA46Codes and encoding1 code points
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