@stavvers Ooh, now I'm actually wondering about other kanji-like characters used in English! Off the top there's @ (at) and & (and) which are relatively commonly used in sentences as if they were the words they represent. Especially &.
@stavvers I swear Fred’s half crossing guard, half Labrador puppy in a giant cat suit. He literally does none of the “bad cat” behavior I read about. #FredTheWonderCat#Caturday