What 翱 means
It means “to soar.” Traditional analyses link 翱 to 羽 (“wing”) and identify 皋 as the sound component. The earliest literary examples recorded for 翱翔 are in the Shijing, an early Chinese poetry collection.
Literary and formal, especially in Chinese prose.
A lone 翱 does not reveal the sender’s full intent.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsIn a classical poem
Birdlike flight in a literary setting.
Alone in chat
It names a character for soaring; intent needs context.
Don't confuse it with
2Combination ideas
1Means to soar or circle high; figuratively, roam freely.
Questions people ask
1Why does 翱 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 翱
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 7FF1, then Alt+X to get 翱.
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-7ff1”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 7ff1, then Enter or Space.
HTML
翱CSS
\7FF1Pinyin
Type ao in a Chinese keyboard set to Mandarin Pinyin; select 翱.
Cangjie (shape input)
Enter HJSMM.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
翱
HTML hex
翱
CSS content
content: "\7FF1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E7%BF%B1
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.