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軵

cjk unified ideograph-8ef5

Chinese character 軵

軵 is an old Chinese character whose main dictionary sense is pushing a cart; it also names a light carriage and other cart-related things. By itself in a message, it gives too little context to identify the intended sense, so ask the sender.

Text symbol
Search it as
𨍷 · 𨊶 · rǒng · fǔ · push a cart · light carriage · Cangjie JJODI
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 軵 means

It means pushing a cart, with several other old dictionary senses.

By 121 CE, the Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese character dictionary, already records 軵. It analyzes the character as 車 (“cart” or “vehicle”) plus 付, and gives it a forceful cart-handling sense. This shows 軵 existed by then, but not exactly when it originated.

Other dictionary entries and citations use it for pushing a loaded cart or pressing an elbow. They also list “light carriage,” the upright post beside a cart, assisting, and a dialect action of pulling back and then pushing.

Its recorded senses belong to dictionary, classical, and dialect contexts; alone in casual chat, it is hard to interpret.

If you mean “push,” add plain wording; 軵 alone gives too little context.

What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings
Sent alone in casual chat
There is no clear intended sense from the character alone; ask what the sender meant.
Quoted from a classical passage
Use the surrounding sentence to choose among pushing, carrying, pressing, or a cart-related noun.

Questions people ask

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Why does 軵 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 軵

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 8EF5, then Alt+X to get 軵.
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-8ef5”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 8ef5, then Enter or Space.
HTML
軵
CSS
\8EF5
How to type 軵
In a Chinese Pinyin input method, enter rǒng; if it is not offered, try fǔ and check the rare-character candidates.
Cangjie JJODI
JJODI is the listed Cangjie code. Enter it in a Cangjie input method and select 軵 from the matches.
Source code
For generated text, use \u8EF5 in software that accepts Unicode escapes, or 軵 in HTML.
Font fallback
If it appears as a box or a different-looking Han form, the font may lack this character or use a fallback; the text still contains 軵.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
軵
HTML hex
軵
CSS content
content: "\8EF5";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E8%BB%B5
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.

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