What 髝 means
Its old glosses belong to 髝髞. One gloss is “lofty”; another describes a coarse, hasty temperament.
As of 2024, Shuowen (說文), an earlier character dictionary, omits 髝; later dictionaries grouped by sound preserve 髝髞.
Archaic and dictionary-like; it reads like a quotation or character note.
Someone sent 髝 alone? Ask for context; its old documented meaning is in 髝髞.
Combination ideas
1Old compound glossed as “lofty” or “coarse and hasty.”
Questions people ask
2How is 髝 read?
In Mandarin, 髝 is read láo; Pinyin spells Mandarin sounds with letters, and the accent marks a rising tone.
Why does 髝 show as a box?
The font may lack 髝; a font covering more Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters may display it.
How to type 髝
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 9ADD, then Alt+X to get 髝.
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-9add”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 9add, then Enter or Space.
HTML
髝CSS
\9ADDCangjie code for 髝
In Cangjie, enter YBFFS on a Chinese input method.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
髝
HTML hex
髝
CSS content
content: "\9ADD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E9%AB%9D
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.