What 跬 means
One 跬 is one footfall; two make a full stride.
The Chinese glossary Xiao Erya pairs one 跬 with one raised foot, and two with one 步. The dictionary Shuowen Jiezi records older graph 䞨: 走 marks motion; 圭 indicates its sound.
The classic Xunzi uses 跬步千里 as a persistence lesson: small steps reach far. Classical 跬 also means “near” or “short.” Fonts alter the strokes; Taiwan’s CNS11643 shows Kai, Song, and sans-serif forms and lists Windows 10 support.
Literary and classical; used in quotations, idioms, and formal writing.
One 跬 is one footfall, not a full stride.
Who writes 跬
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1Why does 跬 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.
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