<p>Like @Claw pointed out. This is the variant of 两. </p>

<p>Unlike Latin characters, Chinese characters are graph-like characters. So it's easy to create a brand new character to describe the same thing.</p>

<p>In the China history, Ordinary people could use whatever characters they want as long as they could identify them. Even though government introduced several dictionaries to standardized, there is no strict law to forbid using variants of character. </p>

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2017-04-16T03:10:08.663Z
Kevman
<p>Yes, it is indeed a variant of 两. You can see it listed here in the <em>Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants</em> 《異體字字典》:</p>

<p><a href="http://dict2.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?educode=A00284" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://dict2.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?educode=A00284</a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NCKI8.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NCKI8.png" alt="A00284"></a></p>

<p>As for why they've chosen to write it this way, I'm not sure.</p>

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2015-08-14T17:49:45.940Z
Is this Unicode?
Mou某
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2015-08-14T18:38:43.820Z
I couldn't find it in Unicode.
Claw
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2015-08-15T00:28:30.470Z
I will note that it does look like the left-hand component of [那](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%82%A3), which is noted as being [冄](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%86%84), which is a variant of [冉](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%86%89). The similarity appears only to be superficial though and is unrelated to its usage as a variant of 两 though.
Claw
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2015-08-15T05:44:26.573Z
Zisea has it here: http://zisea.com/zscontent.asp?uni=181468 with no additional information at all
Mou某
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2020-06-22T07:30:28.870Z
Now it is in Unicode:  (U+2D0C2, in Extension F).
Alexander Z.
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2015-08-14T17:03:05.410Z
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Claw
<p>Here's a pic I took in HK today</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/epfeU.jpg" alt="1" /></p>
<p>What's the 刄 + 丶 char? In</p>
<blockquote>
<p>堂飲2 xxxxxxx 28元</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I'm guessing its similar to mainlands 两, for alcoholic drink sizes.</p>
<p>I tried zisea &amp; zdic to no avail...</p>
<p>edit: is it this: ? <a href="http://www.zdic.net/z/84/wy/20090.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.zdic.net/z/84/wy/20090.htm</a>
It's the closest thing I can find</p>

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2015-08-16T03:27:41.973Z
The description "刄 + 点" had me totally baffled. But the unusual character still stood out enough (-:
hippietrail
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2017-04-19T03:59:16.757Z
I want to forge such characters, they never be used anymore, only few of elder people still use them, they are not standardized glyph.
Daniel Yang
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2020-09-12T03:26:09.090Z
Although the character is totally unrelated to 「那」, it appears to be the same as the left hand side of 「那」. See https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/3889/18338
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What character is 刄 + 丶?
# What character is 刄 + 丶?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-14)

Here's a pic I took in HK today

![1](https://i.sstatic.net/epfeU.jpg)

What's the 刄 + 丶 char? In

> 堂飲2 xxxxxxx 28元

I'm guessing its similar to mainlands 两, for alcoholic drink sizes.

I tried zisea & zdic to no avail...

edit: is it this: ? <http://www.zdic.net/z/84/wy/20090.htm>
It's the closest thing I can find

**Tags:** characters

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The description "刄 + 点" had me totally baffled. But the unusual character still stood out enough (-:  
> **username_2**: I want to forge such characters, they never be used anymore, only few of elder people still use them, they are not standardized glyph.  
> **username_3**: Although the character is totally unrelated to 「那」, it appears to be the same as the left hand side of 「那」. See https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/3889/18338  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2015-08-14. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

Yes, it is indeed a variant of 两. You can see it listed here in the *Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants* 《異體字字典》:

<http://dict2.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?educode=A00284>

[![A00284](https://i.sstatic.net/NCKI8.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/NCKI8.png)

As for why they've chosen to write it this way, I'm not sure.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is this Unicode?  
> **username_5**: I couldn't find it in Unicode.  
> **username_5**: I will note that it does look like the left-hand component of [那](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%82%A3), which is noted as being [冄](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%86%84), which is a variant of [冉](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%86%89). The similarity appears only to be superficial though and is unrelated to its usage as a variant of 两 though.  
> **username_0**: Zisea has it here: http://zisea.com/zscontent.asp?uni=181468 with no additional information at all  
> **username_6**: Now it is in Unicode:  (U+2D0C2, in Extension F).  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-04-16. Score: 0

Like @username_5 pointed out. This is the variant of 两.

Unlike Latin characters, Chinese characters are graph-like characters. So it's easy to create a brand new character to describe the same thing.

In the China history, Ordinary people could use whatever characters they want as long as they could identify them. Even though government introduced several dictionaries to standardized, there is no strict law to forbid using variants of character.


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