What 㹤 means
It means fearful, timid, or lacking courage.
Shuowen jiezi, an early Chinese character dictionary compiled during the Eastern Han, explains 㹤 as a fearful dog and extends the sense to people. Guangyun, a Chinese dictionary arranged by rhyme, lists 㹤 beside 怯 with the same historical Chinese pronunciation. In ordinary Chinese writing, 怯 is the regular form.
Historical and specialist; 怯 is regular in ordinary Chinese writing.
As of 2026, CJK fonts may show 㹤 with different glyph forms.
Who writes 㹤
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 㹤 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 㹤
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㹤\3E64Codes and encoding1 code points
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