What ⼡ means
It is a dictionary index for 夂, not a “go” sign.
A radical is the component used to file dictionary entries; 夂 is Kangxi radical 34. The Shuowen Jiezi, a dictionary compiled around 100 AD, glosses 夂 as “arriving from behind.”
Early Chinese writing on oracle bones shows related 夊 by 1250–1000 BCE; this does not date 夂’s present form. In 1716, the Kangxi Dictionary filed entries by radical and remaining strokes; 11 characters fell under radical 34. Mainland simplified indexes group 夂 and 夊; traditional indexes distinguish them.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Can NFKC change ⼡?
Yes. NFKC folds ⼡ to ordinary 夂; NFC preserves the distinction.
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How to type or find ⼡
- Search it as
- Kangxi radical 34 · 夂 · 夊 · 攵
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⼡
HTML hex
⼡
CSS content
content: "\2F21";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%BC%A1
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.