What 鷍 means
It names a bird said to eat its parents. Taiwan’s Ministry of Education variant dictionary equates 鷍 with 梟. The two are connected written forms.
A 997 entry in 龍龕手鑑, a Buddhist dictionary from the Liao dynasty, a historical Chinese dynasty, pairs 鷍 with 䲷 as a written variant. The book helped readers look up pronunciations and meanings in Buddhist scriptures.
What does 鷍 mean when someone sends it?
It gives an old definition, not a reliable chat tone. A message containing only 鷍 does not say why the sender chose it. Ask for context if the surrounding words do not make that clear.
Why does 鷍 look different in different fonts?
Fonts can draw the same Han character in different regional styles. The character identity stays fixed even when its font shape changes.
Taiwan’s 2024 CNS record lists Kai (regular-script), Hei (sans-serif), and Song (serif) forms, and says default Windows 10 and later fonts include 鷍. A font without glyph support may show a box; the character itself has not changed.
Rare and dictionary-like; conversational tone comes from the surrounding message, not from 鷍 alone.
A lone 鷍 does not explain why it was sent; ask for context.
Questions people ask
1Why do I see a box instead of 鷍?
The active font may not include this glyph. Choose a font that supports Han characters; the character itself has not changed.
How to type 鷍
鷍\9DCDCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.