What 𩲥 means
In Chinese dictionaries, it names a fierce ghost.
The Eastern Han dictionary Shuowen Jiezi, compiled around 100 CE, glosses 䰡 as 厲鬼, a harmful ghost, and analyzes 䰡 as 鬼 (“ghost”) plus 失, its sound element. Later reference works list 𩲥 as a written variant of 䰡, not a separate kind of spirit.
How is 𩲥 used in Vietnamese?
In Chữ Nôm, it writes trơi in ma trơi.
Chữ Nôm is a Vietnamese writing system that adapted Chinese characters to write Vietnamese. Vietnamese Hán-Nôm dictionaries record 𩲥 for trơi, the second word in ma trơi, a term for a ghost light or will-o’-the-wisp. This is a Vietnamese spelling use, distinct from the Chinese dictionary gloss.
Who writes 𩲥
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𩲥 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𩲥
- Search it as
- 䰡 · 厲鬼 · 厉鬼 · ma trơi · trơi · ghost light · will-o'-the-wisp
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𩲥\29CA5Codes and encoding1 code points
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