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㻆

cjk unified ideograph-3ec6

㻆 character

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㻆 is a rare literary character for a jade pendant and the look of jade being worn. Chinese character dictionaries link it to 琄; an ancient poem uses the related form 鞙, while later commentary turns 琄琄 into a jab at an official whose status outruns his merit. Its historical meanings make it an allusion that needs context, not a clear standalone mood.

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What 㻆 means

It refers to jade pendants and the look of jade being worn. Chinese character dictionaries list 㻆 as a variant of 琄, glossed as a jade pendant or jade as it is worn. In the Shijing, an ancient collection of Chinese poems traditionally dated roughly 1100–600 BCE, the related form 鞙, written with the leather radical (the character component meaning leather), appears in a passage about a jade pendant.

Later commentary repeats the word as 琄琄 and turns the image into a jab at an official who wears the signs of rank without the merit to hold office. The meaning shifts from a visible jade ornament to status without substance.

What if someone sends 㻆 alone?

Treat it as an allusion that needs context. Its literary trail includes both the jade-pendant image and a later jab at empty rank. Ask what the sender means instead of guessing their mood from the character alone.

Classical and lexical, with a jade-and-rank allusion that needs context.

Alone, it cannot tell you which historical sense the sender intends.

Who writes 㻆

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Questions people ask

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Why does 㻆 show as a box?

A font without the character’s outline shows a missing-character box. As of 2026, a font that supports 㻆 can display it; the box indicates font coverage, not a different character.

How to type or find 㻆

Search it as
jade pendant · jade ornaments · 琄 · 鞙 · 琄琄 · 佩玉
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 3EC6, then AltX to get 㻆.
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-3ec6”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 3ec6, then Enter or Space.
HTML
㻆
CSS
\3EC6
How to type 㻆
In software with Unicode hex input, enter 3EC6 ; the shortcut varies by editor and operating system.
Variant lookup
If an input method does not offer it, look under 琄 or 鞙 in a Chinese-character dictionary; related forms may be indexed separately.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
㻆
HTML hex
㻆
CSS content
content: "\3EC6";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E3%BB%86
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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