What 𬇸 means
It writes bẩn, the Vietnamese word for “dirty” or “unclean.”
Chữ Nôm is an older Vietnamese script that adapted Chinese characters and their parts to write Vietnamese. A Hán-Nôm dictionary records this glyph as a spelling of bẩn.
Why can bẩn mean different things by region?
The literal sense is dirty; figurative uses vary by region.
In northern Vietnamese colloquial speech, bẩn can describe someone as mean or despicable. In Central Vietnamese, it can mean stingy or miserly. Read the surrounding message before choosing a sense.
How was chữ Nôm used?
It adapted Chinese characters and their parts to write Vietnamese speech.
By 1343, a stone inscription in Nôm recorded Vietnamese village names. Nôm also served literature and government writing. In the early 20th century, the Latin-based Quốc Ngữ became the modern Vietnamese writing system.
A historical chữ Nôm form, distinct from Quốc Ngữ, the Latin-based Vietnamese writing system.
The “mean” or “despicable” reading is northern colloquial Vietnamese; “miserly” is a Central Vietnamese use.
Who writes 𬇸
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsDirty, unclean, or filthy.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𬇸 show as a blank box?
It can still be in the text even when the selected font cannot draw it. Choose a font that includes this character.
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How to type or find 𬇸
- Search it as
- bẩn · dơ bẩn · chữ nôm · hán nôm · dirty · unclean
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𬇸\2C1F8Codes and encoding1 code points
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