Han character 𰔩

Its reading depends on its source. One dictionary trail connects 𰔩 to 摁, the Chinese verb “press down by hand”; a historical record also lists this hand-radical form as a nonstandard variant of 檣, the character for a ship’s mast.

Is 𰔩 a variant of 檣?

A historical character dictionary records it as a variant of 檣. Longkan Shoujian (龍龕手鑑) was compiled in 997 by Xingjun, a monk of the medieval Liao dynasty. It helped readers understand Buddhist texts and the different written forms found in them.