What 徍 means
It is a historical variant of 往, “to go” or “toward.” A variant dictionary cites 徍 in the 祝睦碑, a stone inscription from the Han period; there, it writes the same word as 往.
The old Chinese dictionary 集韻 also records 徍徥, a phrase for walking askew or at an angle. That meaning belongs to the pair, not to 徍 alone.
Someone sent me 徍—what are they saying?
As of 2026, lone 徍 has no settled chat reading. In a modern message, the sender may be quoting the old form of 往 or pointing out the character itself.
For everyday Chinese meaning “go” or “toward,” 往 is the usual choice. 徍 reads as a deliberately old or character-focused choice, so ask for context if it appears alone.
Archaic and dictionary-like; in a message it reads as deliberate and needs context.
The “walking askew” sense belongs to 徍徥, not to 徍 alone.
Who writes 徍
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsAn older written form of 往: going or moving toward.
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2Why does 徍 look different in another font?
It can. Each font draws the same character in its own style; one without coverage may show a blank box. The character remains 徍.
Was 徍 invented when Unicode encoded it?
No. The 祝睦碑, a stone inscription from the Han period, records 徍; Unicode assigned it a digital identifier rather than creating it.
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How to type or find 徍
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
徍\5F8DCodes and encoding1 code points
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