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剙

cjk unified ideograph-5259

Han character 剙

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剙 is a rare variant of 創, read in Mandarin as chuàng (Pinyin, its romanized spelling), meaning “begin” or “create.” Preserve 剙 when transcribing a source; 創 is the usual form. This family also has a “wound” sense, so context matters.

Text symbol

What 剙 means

Yes; 剙 is a variant form of 創.

說文解字, a Chinese dictionary from the Han era, records 刱 for starting an undertaking. Later variant dictionaries link 刱 and 剏 with 剙 and 創.

Rare variant; preserve it in source transcription, and use 創 for ordinary writing.

Exact transcription means keep 剙.

Who writes 剙

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Questions people ask

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Why does 剙 show as a box?

A box means the active font lacks this Han glyph. Choose a CJK font that includes it.

How to type or find 剙

Search it as
剙 meaning · 剙 variant · chuàng · 剏 · 刱 · 創
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 5259, then AltX to get 剙.
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-5259”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 5259, then Enter or Space.
HTML
剙
CSS
\5259
Mandarin Pinyin
In a Chinese IME, enter chuang4 or chuàng; select 剙 if offered.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
剙
HTML hex
剙
CSS content
content: "\5259";
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URL encoded
%E5%89%99
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.

Families this belongs to

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