What 匡 means
It means “correct,” “help,” or “rescue.” Read the compound to tell which: one points to correction, the other to aid.
It is historically linked to 筐, “basket”: adding bamboo on top made the container sense explicit, while 匡 kept “correct” and “assist.” As of 2026, checked sources show bronze-form and Shuowen evidence but no secure first-attestation date.
Formal and literary in compounds; it is not a casual emoji substitute.
A standalone 匡 may be a name; do not assume it means “correct me.”
Who writes 匡
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsCorrect or set something right.
Related characters
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How to type or find 匡
- Search it as
- kuang · kyou · kyō · correct · assist · rescue · basket · surname
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
匡CSS
\5321Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
匡
HTML hex
匡
CSS content
content: "\5321";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E5%8C%A1
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.