Han Character 䆾

It is mainly known in 䆾䆱, meaning “thin and broad.”

䆾 appears in Yupian, a Chinese character dictionary compiled in 543. Its original text is lost, while later recensions survive, so this is an early dictionary record rather than a secure date for the character’s first appearance. Later character dictionaries such as Guangyun and Jiyun also record it.

In Mandarin pinyin, 䆾 is read lán (rising tone) in 䆾䆱, a word meaning “thin and broad.” A second reading, làn (falling tone), means “uneven” or “deep cave.” A poem from the Yuan dynasty uses the pair for an uneven surface.

Someone sent me 䆾. What does it mean?

Ask for the surrounding word or source.

As of 2026, 䆾 has no established everyday chat reading. In a classical Chinese text, dictionary note, or regional variety such as Wu or Yue, it may be a quoted word or a local expression.

Wu and Yue are regional varieties of Chinese. Qing sources describe local uses of 䆾䆱: one for things left uncollected, and a Wu expression for a complaint answered with a flood of words. Those meanings belong to their local contexts, not every message containing 䆾.

Why does 䆾 sometimes look different or disappear?

Font support and Han glyph design determine what appears.

The character is drawn by the selected Han font, so stroke details can vary between font designs.

As of 2026, its rendering is environment-dependent: a font without support may show a blank or box. The second character 䆱 in 䆾䆱 is a separate glyph, not an alternate rendering of 䆾.