What 䇾 means
It names the large xiao, a traditional bamboo wind instrument.
The early Chinese character dictionary Shuowen does not list it. Yupian, another dictionary compiled around 543, records it; later dictionaries Guangyun and Jiyun do too.
In this historical pairing, 䇾 names the larger instrument made from joined bamboo tubes, while 筊 names the smaller one.
Why is 言 an alternate form for 䇾?
Only for this instrument sense; 言 otherwise means speech or words.
Classical dictionaries also record 言 as an alternate writing for the large-xiao sense. This is a narrow historical spelling, not a general replacement for 䇾.
How do I type 䇾?
Use Mandarin pinyin yán or Cangjie HYMR.
In a Mandarin pinyin input method, enter yán and check rare-character candidates. If your Chinese input method supports Cangjie, enter HYMR; predictive suggestions may skip this uncommon character.
Historical music vocabulary; on its own, 䇾 points to the old instrument sense.
Do not read 言 here as ordinary speech; it is recorded as an alternate only for the large-xiao sense.
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1Why does 䇾 show as a square?
A square means the active font cannot display this rare character. Taiwan's CNS11643 character database says Windows 10 default fonts include it; other setups need a font that covers CJK Extension A.
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How to type or find 䇾
- Also called
- 大簫 · 大箫 · large xiao
- Search it as
- yan · daxiao · xiao · flute · Cangjie · HYMR · hanzi
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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