What 矯 means
Its core sense is “straighten”; a compound can shift it to “correct,” “force,” or “falsify.” An early Chinese dictionary, 說文解字, describes straightening an arrow shaft with a clamp as an older sense. Japanese use also preserves “brave” and “fierce.” 矢 means “arrow”; 喬 hints at 矯’s pronunciation.
Formal or literary in compounds; surrounding characters set the sense.
矯飾 can mean “falsify,” not “correct.”
Don't confuse it with
1Combination ideas
2Correction or straightening.
Overcorrecting until the remedy becomes excessive.
Questions people ask
1Why does 矯 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type 矯
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 77EF, then Alt+X to get 矯.
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-77ef”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 77ef, then Enter or Space.
HTML
矯CSS
\77EFhow to type 矯
Chinese: enter jiǎo; traditional input gives 矯, simplified input 矫. Japanese: enter きょう and select 矯.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
矯
HTML hex
矯
CSS content
content: "\77EF";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E7%9F%AF
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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.