What 簮 means
It names a hairpin and is a variant of 簪.
The object itself is ancient: museums document bone hairpins at early Neolithic sites; the Metropolitan Museum dates one Chinese bone example to 13th–11th century BCE. Hairpins held hair or secured caps. In traditional Han Chinese dress, decorated pins could display wealth and status.
Chinese character references connect 簪 to an older written form, 兂, and list 簮 as a variant of 簪. In traditional China, 笄 was an older word for a hairpin and also names a coming-of-age rite for girls; 釵 names a forked hair ornament. In traditional Korea, hairpins called 비녀 used Chinese-character labels such as 簪, 笄, and 釵; ornaments could mark status or carry auspicious wishes.
Is 簮 different from 簪?
No: 簮 is a variant of 簪, not another hairpin.
Use 簮 when preserving a source that writes this variant; ordinary Chinese writing uses 簪. The difference is the written form, not the object.
It has a dictionary or historical-object register; outside that context, readers may mistake it for a typo or a display problem.
For ordinary Chinese writing, use 簪; 簮 can look like a typo or a missing glyph.
Who writes 簮
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
2Should I use 簮 in ordinary Chinese text?
Usually no. Use 簪 unless you are preserving a source form, reproducing the variant, or discussing the character itself.
Why does 簮 show as a box?
Your font may lack a glyph for this character. A box is a display placeholder, not a different hairpin character; font support varies.
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How to type or find 簮
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- zan · hairpin · 簪 · 簪子 · 发簪 · 髮簪 · かんざし · 비녀
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
簮\7C2ECodes and encoding1 code points
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