Han character 㽺

It means weakened by illness or feeble; dialects extend it to poor or weak.

A Chinese character dictionary called Shuowen Jiezi, completed around 100 CE, records 㽺 with the gloss 病劣: illness that leaves someone weak. This is an old written sense, not a general everyday label.

The character is built from 疒, the illness component, and 及, which supplies its sound. Later Chinese dialect records use it for poor quality, weakness, or something not good.

Why does 㽺 mean “bad” in some dialects?

Local records give it different meanings in different places.

The illness and weakness in the older sense overlap, but the records do not establish one definite path from “ill” to “bad.” A 2017 national list of Chinese dialect characters records 㽺 for bad or not good in Jinhua, weak or flimsy things in Ningbo, and declining quality or poor skill in Nantong. These are local readings, not universal ones.

Can I understand 㽺 in a message?

Not without clues to its dialect or source.

㽺 has an older written meaning linked to illness and additional meanings in local dialects. If someone sends it alone, the records do not identify which reading they intend; ask whether it comes from an older text or a local dialect.

As of 2026, display of 㽺 still depends on font support: fonts may draw it differently, and some systems may not show it. That is a display problem, not evidence of another meaning.