𰍖, form of 寣

𰍖 is a form of 寣, a Chinese character for startled waking. The Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese character dictionary compiled in the Eastern Han, glosses 寣 as “startled awake while lying down.” It analyzes the graph as a shortened “dream” element plus 言, the speech component.

The same entry also records a child’s wail and a Henei-area use meaning “call to someone.” A Qing-era annotation by Duan Yucai reports the Jiangsu expression 睡一寣 (“sleep for a spell”), preserving a regional sleep sense as well.

Someone sent 𰍖 alone; which sense fits?

A single 𰍖 cannot settle which sense the sender intends. With no surrounding phrase, use the message context or ask the sender.