What 詢 means
It means “ask, inquire, or consult for advice.”
《說文解字》, an early Chinese dictionary, glosses 詢 with 謀, “deliberate.” 《詩經》, an early Chinese poetry collection, includes 詢於芻蕘, “consulting woodcutters for counsel.”
Is 詢 the traditional form of 询?
Yes: 詢 is the Traditional Chinese form; 询 is Simplified Chinese.
Japanese dictionaries also list 詢 as a kanji for asking or consulting.
Formal and consultative; 詢 appears in compounds about seeking information, advice, or answers.
Combination ideas
3ask or inquire.
consult; seek advice.
formally question an official.
Questions people ask
1Why does 詢 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 詢
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 8A62, then Alt+X to get 詢.
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-8a62”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 8a62, then Enter or Space.
HTML
詢CSS
\8A62Pinyin IME
To type 詢, enter xun in a Chinese Pinyin IME and choose the Traditional character set if it offers 询.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
詢
HTML hex
詢
CSS content
content: "\8A62";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E8%A9%A2
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.