What 郮 means
It is a dictionary-recorded name for a state.
The 玉篇, an early Chinese dictionary compiled around 543, gives a brief traditional gloss: 郮 was the name of a state bestowed on descendants of the legendary Yellow Emperor.
Later Chinese dictionaries, including 廣韻, 集韻, and 康熙字典, repeat the same state-name meaning.
How can I type 郮?
Use a Chinese input method that offers this character.
With Mandarin Pinyin, enter zhou and choose 郮 from the candidate list; the syllable is shared by many characters. Cangjie, a keyboard method based on character components, lists BRNL for 郮.
Where an editor or operating system supports Unicode hex input, enter 90EE. The keystrokes depend on the software.
Why does 郮 look different or disappear?
Unicode identity stays fixed; font support and locale affect its shape.
Unicode identifies the character, while a font draws its visible glyph. CJK fonts for different writing locales may draw some characters in locally preferred forms.
If 郮 appears as a blank square or a fallback shape, the font may lack it. That display problem does not change the character in the text.
Its recorded use is lexicographic and historical: a state name preserved in Chinese dictionaries.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 郮 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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郮\90EECodes and encoding1 code points
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