What 𮬭 means
It writes the Zhuang word roeg, “bird.” In Standard Zhuang, roeg is spelled with Latin letters; Sawndip is an older Chinese-derived script for writing Zhuang, a Tai language of southern China.
How old is Sawndip?
The wider tradition is documented in Tang-dynasty inscriptions (618–907). Zhuang writers adapted Chinese character forms to write their language in songs, stories, notes and ritual texts.
A literal Zhuang word in traditional writing.
If the recipient cannot read Sawndip, add words; alone, it may not communicate “bird.”
Questions people ask
1Why does 𮬭 appear as a box?
A font gap is the likely cause. If the font lacks this rare glyph, it may show a box even when the text contains 𮬭. A font that includes the character can show it.
How to type 𮬭
𮬭\2EB2DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.