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𝌞

tetragram for contention

Tetragram for Contention

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𝌞 names the Contention figure in the Tai Xuan Jing, a Chinese divination classic. Its text treats conflict as a matter of proper measure, yet its first reading praises “striving without striving.” For the everyday word, write “argument.”

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What 𝌞 means

It names a divination figure centered on contention.

The entry is titled 爭 (zhēng), the classical Chinese word for contention; it says contenders follow proper measure. Its first reading calls non-striving basic to the Way. Yang Xiong completed the Tai Xuan Jing (Classic of the Great Mystery) around 2 BCE as a divination book.

It was a companion to the older Yijing (Book of Changes), used for divination and judging when to act. Its 81 figures use four lines, each solid or split into two or three pieces, representing heaven, earth, or people. The earliest surviving version was arranged by Fan Wang in the Jin dynasty.

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Why does 𝌞 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.

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tai xuan · tai xuan jing · taixuan · taixuanjing · tai xuan symbol · 争 · 爭 · zheng
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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 1D31E, then AltX to get 𝌞.
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 “tetragram for contention”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1d31e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𝌞
CSS
\1D31E
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Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𝌞
HTML hex
𝌞
CSS content
content: "\1D31E";
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URL encoded
%F0%9D%8C%9E
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JS .length
4
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