What 穦 means
The trail is lexicographic. Taiwan’s Ministry of Education notes that 《說文》 does not list 穦; it cites 《字彙》 for 香氣也, “fragrance.”
Questions people ask
1Why does 穦 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 穦
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 7A66, then Alt+X to get 穦.
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-7a66”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 7a66, then Enter or Space.
HTML
穦CSS
\7A66Cangjie (倉頡)
Cangjie is a Chinese character input method that uses component codes; enter HDJMC for 穦. Pinyin lookup can vary by dictionary.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
穦
HTML hex
穦
CSS content
content: "\7A66";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E7%A9%A6
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.
