What 䧋 means
A Chinese dictionary records 䧋 in a place name; “boundary” is disputed.
The Ministry of Education reference entry cites Yupian, an early Chinese dictionary, for a place-name use. The same entry says Shuowen, another early Chinese dictionary, does not record 䧋.
The entry, checked on 2026-09-10, identifies the Yupian record as its earliest cited dictionary evidence. Later dictionaries also give a “limit” sense.
Is 䧋 the same as 限?
No: dictionary equivalence is disputed, so use 限 for the everyday sense.
Some dictionaries list 䧋 as equivalent to 限, but the Kangxi Dictionary, a major historical Chinese dictionary, records an objection that this link lacks firm support.
Their right-hand components differ: 䧋 has 見; 限 has 艮. Preserve 䧋 in an exact source or place-name record; use 限 for an ordinary modern “limit,” “boundary,” or “restriction.”
Why does 䧋 appear as a box?
A font without this glyph can replace it with a box.
A Japanese character reference checked on 2026-09-10 lists no JIS X 0213 or Shift_JIS-2004 mapping for 䧋 and notes that its display can vary by computer, phone, or browser.
The underlying Unicode text can still be correct. To inspect the intended form, use an editor with a font that supports this character.
Specialist and source-bound: 䧋 suits exact historical text or a documented place name, not ordinary shorthand.
For an everyday “limit,” use 限; 䧋 may make readers stop to check the source.
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1Why does 䧋 appear as a box?
Usually the receiving font lacks a glyph for 䧋. The text can still contain the right Unicode character; view it with a font that supports U49CB.
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