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䋦

cjk unified ideograph-42e6

Han character 䋦

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䋦 names tangled or disordered silk in a Chinese dictionary. Vietnamese Nôm also records it for mối, a link or go-between, while a Wu-dialect dictionary preserves a separate mourning custom. A bare message does not tell you which reading its sender intends.

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What 䋦 means

It names silk in disorder: tangled or snarled silk.

In the Shuowen tradition, an early Chinese character dictionary, a related form is glossed as an ornament for a horse’s mane. The later dictionary Yupian records 䋦 for tangled silk and distinguishes it from 䋣 despite their shared Mandarin reading.

As of 2026, a Wu-dialect dictionary also records a regional mourning custom: hemp or white cloth was fixed to shoes or hats. This is a historical use, separate from the default textile gloss.

What does 䋦 mean in Vietnamese Nôm?

In Vietnamese Nôm, 䋦 can write mối.

As of 2026, a Vietnamese Nôm dictionary records 䋦 for mai mối and for mối as a link, intermediary, or persistent worry; it also records a transferred use for a segment of fruit. The surrounding Nôm words identify the intended sense, so these readings do not carry over automatically into Chinese text.

What if someone sends 䋦 alone?

A bare 䋦 needs context; it is not a standard chat reaction.

As of 2026, no settled chat reaction is documented for 䋦. Without a gloss, a message leaves open whether the sender means the textile gloss, a Wu-dialect historical term, or a Nôm reading.

As of 2026, Taiwan’s CNS 11643 record shows Kai, Hei, and Song typeface forms of this character. If a device shows a box, its font may lack the glyph; font design changes the strokes, not the character’s identity.

Rare and specialist; in casual chat, its reading is unclear without a gloss.

Do not treat a bare 䋦 as a clear reaction.

Who writes 䋦

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What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings

Tangled or disordered silk.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does 䋦 appear as a box?

Usually the current font lacks a glyph for 䋦, so the device shows a fallback box. That box is a display problem, not a replacement character or a change in meaning.

How to type or find 䋦

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䋦 meaning · 䋦 tangled silk · fán · 乱丝 · mối · mai mối · Vietnamese Nôm · 吴语
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 42E6, then AltX to get 䋦.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-42e6”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 42e6, then Enter or Space.
HTML
䋦
CSS
\42E6
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
䋦
HTML hex
䋦
CSS content
content: "\42E6";
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URL encoded
%E4%8B%A6
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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