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閚

cjk unified ideograph-959a

閚

閚 describes waiting while standing. The Chinese character dictionary 玉篇, compiled c. 543, glosses it as 立待. In chat, read it as a rare literary word, a quotation, or a possible typo—not standard shorthand.

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閚 meaning · 閚 立待
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What 閚 means

It means “to stand and wait.” The Chinese character dictionary 玉篇 gives 閚 the gloss 立待; later Chinese reference works preserve the same meaning.

Is 閚 standard chat shorthand?

No; it is not standard chat shorthand. In chat, read 閚 as a rare literary word, a quotation, or a possible typo.

Its written form places 立 inside the enclosing component 門. Taiwan’s CNS11643 character record describes that layout (2024); typefaces can draw the strokes differently without changing the character.

Literary and obscure; it is a poor fit for casual chat.

In casual chat, 閚 may be mistaken for a typo.

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Why does 閚 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 閚

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 959A, then Alt+X to get 閚.
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-959a”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 959a, then Enter or Space.
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CSS content
content: "\959A";
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%E9%96%9A
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