CJK Unified Ideograph 23CD4

Its meaning depends on the language and phrase.

A Chinese dictionary records 𣳔 as yòng, the Mandarin pinyin syllable said with a falling tone, and equates it with 涌, a verb for water surging or gushing. A Taiwanese character database also lists it in personal names, so a name is not automatically a description of water.

In historical Vietnamese Nôm, a character-based way to write Vietnamese, 𣳔 writes dòng and related words. Depending on the phrase, dòng can mean a stream, a line or row, a lineage, or, by extension, something pure or continuous.

Where did 𣳔 come from?

It has an older Chinese witness and a long Vietnamese Nôm record.

A Chinese dictionary cites the Dunhuang manuscript catalogued as S343, where 𣳔 is treated as equivalent to 涌. In Nôm, the form pairs the water radical 氵 with 用 and appears in quotations from Vietnamese works including Cư Trần lạc đạo phú, Truyện Kiều, Thiên Nam, and Ngọc âm.

Repeated use can carry its own sense: 𣳔𣳔 appears in examples for flowing or continuous action, with Vietnamese readings glossed as giòng giòng or ròng ròng.

What if someone sends me 𣳔?

Ask which language or text tradition the sender means.

In Chinese, consider yòng and the surge, gush, or name-character reading. In a Vietnamese Nôm quotation, consider dòng and let the phrase point to water, a line, lineage, or continuity. If neither context is clear, ask for the reading rather than guessing.

When writing for someone who may not know the tradition, include the reading in Latin letters alongside the character.