<p>Nothing surprising about it. I too have never seen this character, and the Unicode doesn't record all Chinese characters, by far. Here's what the Unicode tables show:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NX863.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NX863.png" alt="The main table"></a></p>

<p>The main table, radical 扌, 9 strokes.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/374P4.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/374P4.png" alt="Extension B, part 1"></a></p>

<p>The Extension B table, radical 扌, 9 strokes.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/3M9Ob.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3M9Ob.png" alt="Extension B, part 2"></a></p>

<p>The Extension B table, radical 扌, 9 strokes, continued.</p>

<p>As you can see, no 扌罒方 here. So, no Unicode.</p>

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2015-12-24T04:25:18.010Z
My surprise was that it's collected in 《字海》and a bunch of my old (topolectical) dictionaries all have it
Mou某
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2015-12-24T06:31:18.687Z
Sure and if I take my old paper dictionary that has 50k+ characters, it will probably be there. Doesn't have anything to do with Unicode organisation though. Note you said ***old*** dictionaries. Which were printed way before the Unicode was started. Don't assume **all** sinograms have a Unicode...
dda
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2015-12-24T06:53:04.340Z
Right. It just seemed more commonplace than it must really be to me.
Mou某
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dda
<p>As a native Chinese, I've never learned this character. But I can't tell whether it "really doesn't exist".</p>

<p>I think it's a region-specific-writing-by-mistake creation. People want to express the meaning but don't know there is an existing character for it. Back when communicating with the outside was very difficult, it was a common scenario.</p>

<p>According to the explanation of the character, there is a formal character <strong>捻</strong> to express the same meaning.</p>

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thinwa
<p><a href="http://zisea.com/zscontent.asp?uni=1F2870" rel="noreferrer">（扌+方）的释义--字海网（叶典网）</a></p>

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  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9yG8y.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9yG8y.png" alt="leng"></a></p>
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<p>Getting <code>非unicode</code> but it's kind of hard to believe.</p>

<p>Is there really no unicode for "扌"?</p>

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2015-12-22T13:44:34.737Z
Where did you find this character? It's probably a rare/regional (southwest) variation of other character, like 楞, 愣 or 塄? (Although the given meaning suggests something different.) Some characters have many different variations, and there are no Unicode for them all, it seems.
Rodrigo
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2015-12-23T04:42:03.333Z
扌has unicode, but maybe your input is not encoded in unicode. This is not a Chinese question, but a encoding problem. I believe if you ask some computer programmer or I18N engineer, you would get better answer
gcd0318
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2015-12-23T04:44:18.253Z
Uhhhhh....this is not a question about 扌but about 扌 as a radical with 罒 and 方, so don't really know what you are answering
Mou某
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2015-12-23T08:44:01.733Z
When were zisea or yedict last updated? May be the CJK Unified Ideographs Ext. E have this included.
imrek
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2015-12-23T08:57:16.973Z
that's the same problem. you are not asking a question about Chinese, but character encoding. You should ask I18N engineer, but not people learning Chinese
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Is there really no unicode for "扌"?
# Is there really no unicode for "扌"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-12-22)

[（扌+方）的释义--字海网（叶典网）](http://zisea.com/zscontent.asp?uni=1F2870)

> [![leng](https://i.sstatic.net/9yG8y.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/9yG8y.png)

Getting `非unicode` but it's kind of hard to believe.

Is there really no unicode for "扌"?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Where did you find this character? It's probably a rare/regional (southwest) variation of other character, like 楞, 愣 or 塄? (Although the given meaning suggests something different.) Some characters have many different variations, and there are no Unicode for them all, it seems.  
> **username_2**: 扌has unicode, but maybe your input is not encoded in unicode. This is not a Chinese question, but a encoding problem. I believe if you ask some computer programmer or I18N engineer, you would get better answer  
> **username_0**: Uhhhhh....this is not a question about 扌but about 扌 as a radical with 罒 and 方, so don't really know what you are answering  
> **username_3**: When were zisea or yedict last updated? May be the CJK Unified Ideographs Ext. E have this included.  
> **username_2**: that's the same problem. you are not asking a question about Chinese, but character encoding. You should ask I18N engineer, but not people learning Chinese  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-12-24. Score: 3

Nothing surprising about it. I too have never seen this character, and the Unicode doesn't record all Chinese characters, by far. Here's what the Unicode tables show:

[![The main table](https://i.sstatic.net/NX863.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/NX863.png)

The main table, radical 扌, 9 strokes.

[![Extension B, part 1](https://i.sstatic.net/374P4.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/374P4.png)

The Extension B table, radical 扌, 9 strokes.

[![Extension B, part 2](https://i.sstatic.net/3M9Ob.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/3M9Ob.png)

The Extension B table, radical 扌, 9 strokes, continued.

As you can see, no 扌罒方 here. So, no Unicode.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: My surprise was that it's collected in 《字海》and a bunch of my old (topolectical) dictionaries all have it  
> **username_4**: Sure and if I take my old paper dictionary that has 50k+ characters, it will probably be there. Doesn't have anything to do with Unicode organisation though. Note you said ***old*** dictionaries. Which were printed way before the Unicode was started. Don't assume **all** sinograms have a Unicode...  
> **username_0**: Right. It just seemed more commonplace than it must really be to me.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-12-23. Score: 0

As a native Chinese, I've never learned this character. But I can't tell whether it "really doesn't exist".

I think it's a region-specific-writing-by-mistake creation. People want to express the meaning but don't know there is an existing character for it. Back when communicating with the outside was very difficult, it was a common scenario.

According to the explanation of the character, there is a formal character **捻** to express the same meaning.


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