What 𰾍 means
Read it as “watch” or “clock”: it is a form of 錶.
錶 adds the metal component 金 to 表, marking a watch or measuring instrument; the distinct watch character is dated to around 1900. In 1956, the Chinese character simplification scheme adopted 表 as the simplified form of 錶, so ordinary Simplified Chinese writes 手表 (“wristwatch”). 𰾍 is an analogical, nonstandard simplification of 錶, not a new watch-related meaning.
Who writes 𰾍
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Related characters
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CJK Unified Ideograph-9336
This traditional Chinese character means a watch or measuring instrument; 𰾍 is its nonstandard analogical simplified form.
CJK Unified Ideograph-8868
The older character has broader senses such as “surface,” “list,” and “show.” 錶 was differentiated from it, and modern Simplified Chinese also uses 表 for the watch sense.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𰾍 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 𰾍
- Search it as
- watch · clock · timepiece · 錶 · 表 · wristwatch · 手表 · 手錶
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𰾍CSS
\30F8DUnicode hex input
To type 𰾍, use a Unicode hex-entry command and enter 30F8D; UTF-16 software stores it as D883 DF8D.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𰾍
HTML hex
𰾍
CSS content
content: "\30F8D";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%B0%BE%8D
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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.