What 𖿢 means
It marks a boundary in an ancient written text. The hook mark follows a character; what it closes depends on the manuscript.
The recognizable hook form is attested in Warring States manuscripts and continues in Qin and Han writing on bamboo, wood, and silk. Older oracle-bone texts also preserve related line-based punctuation signs; they belong to a related tradition, not the same hook. Manuscript forms include angled strokes and tadpole marks.
In bamboo books from the ancient state of Chu, it generally closes a section; in Mawangdui silk manuscripts, it more often closes a clause or sentence. In modern Chinese, it is not ordinary punctuation: it is used chiefly in scholarly transcriptions of ancient texts.
What does 𖿢 mean when someone sends it?
It usually signals a character sample or a reference to historical writing. Alone, 𖿢 is best read as something being shown, not as a chat reaction.
If the context is unclear, ask which text or typeface it belongs to.
Scholarly and historical; in modern Chinese, it is a transcription sign for ancient writing, not everyday punctuation.
If sent alone, treat it as a historical-text sample, not an emotional reaction.
Part of the collection
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsUsually marks the end of a section.
Don't confuse it with
1Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𖿢 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Ideographic Symbols and Punctuation block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𖿢
- Also called
- hook mark · tadpole mark · 鉤識號
- Search it as
- gouzhihao
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𖿢\16FE2Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.