What 𰠶 means
Its oldest core sense was “military leader.” Chinese dictionaries show 將 in oracle-bone and bronze inscriptions, then seal script and Qin-era manuscripts. Oracle-bone writing was carved on animal bones or turtle shells.
Classical texts also use 將 for carrying, helping, leading, and an action about to happen.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsBefore a verb
Signals an action to come: “will” or “is going to.”
Before an object
Often means to take or bring that thing into the following action.
As a military noun
A general or commander.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𰠶 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.
How to type 𰠶
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 30836, then Alt+X to get 𰠶.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-30836”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 30836, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𰠶CSS
\30836HTML source
Write `𰠶` in HTML text to produce 𰠶; this is a character reference, not a keyboard shortcut.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𰠶
HTML hex
𰠶
CSS content
content: "\30836";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%B0%A0%B6
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.