What 𝌥 means
It identifies one four-line pattern in the Taixuanjing’s divination system. A tetragram is a figure made of four stacked line positions.
The classic treats each pattern as a named sign, interpreted through its accompanying passages. 𝌥 has a place in that reading system; it is not a literal drawing to decode.
Why is 𝌥 called “Legion”?
“Legion” is an English translation of this figure’s name. Yang Xiong’s Taixuanjing was completed around 2 BCE.
The book adapts the older Yijing (Book of Changes): its figures use solid or broken lines, while the Taixuanjing uses four positions with three forms—solid, split once, or split twice—giving 81 figures. These forms correspond to heaven, earth, and human. Commentaries and later editions carried the text forward.
Specialist reference tone; it fits discussions of the Taixuanjing and Unicode.
“Legion” is a translated figure name, not an army emblem.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𝌥 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tai Xuan Jing Symbols 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 𝌥
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- Taixuanjing symbol · Tai Xuan symbol · Legion symbol · Chinese divination symbol · Tai Xuan tetragram
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𝌥\1D325Codes and encoding1 code points
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