What 𪣻 means
It names a small mound, loose earth, or a small burial mound.
The early Chinese dictionary 說文 glosses traditional 塿 as earth. 方言, a text that records regional words, gives it for a small mound or burial mound; later dictionary glosses also include dust or loose soil.
𪣻 is the simplified form of 塿: it keeps 土, the earth component, and simplifies 婁 to 娄. This changes the written form, not the character's core senses.
How do I type 𪣻?
Use Unicode input if your Chinese input method does not offer it.
When your Chinese input method does not return this rare entry, hexadecimal Unicode input is a practical fallback.
If the glyph appears as a box, your font may not contain it. A supporting font will display the same character.
What if someone sends 𪣻 alone?
Treat it as a character reference, not a mood cue.
Without surrounding Chinese text, the glyph alone tells you little about why it was sent. Ask for the source phrase or a familiar paraphrase; in ordinary chat, familiar wording is clearer unless someone is transcribing a source.
For exact transcription, preserve the character. For casual conversation, a short gloss or a familiar word is easier to understand.
Rare and dictionary-shaped; a lone send reads more like exact transcription than casual chat.
A lone 𪣻 gives too little context to infer the sender's tone.
Who writes 𪣻
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Don't confuse it with
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1Questions people ask
1Why does 𪣻 use lóu but 塿 use lǒu?
Chinese dictionaries list 𪣻 as Mandarin lóu and 塿 as lǒu. In Pinyin, lóu has the second, rising tone; lǒu has the third tone, which is low and may dip before rising. A related written form does not ensure dictionaries give the same tone.
How to type or find 𪣻
- Search it as
- lou · lóu · lǒu · small mound · small burial mound · loose earth · dust · 塿
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𪣻\2A8FBCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.




