What 䌡 means
䌡 is a rare form of 纏: to wind or bind.
The Yupian, a Chinese dictionary compiled around 543 under the Southern Liang, already gives 纏 as its gloss; later reference works repeat the link. Here, 䌡 points to the physical sense of winding or binding. Figurative senses associated with 纏, such as entangling or pestering, need context before being applied to 䌡.
What is the difference between 䌡, 纏, and 缠?
Use 纏 or 缠 ordinarily; keep 䌡 in exact quotations.
This is a documented lexical link, not a guess from similar shapes: reference dictionaries gloss 䌡 through 纏, while 缠 is its simplified Chinese form. Use 纏 in traditional Chinese and Japanese text, and 缠 in simplified Chinese.
The common form 纏 also has figurative senses such as becoming entangled or pestering someone. An isolated 䌡 does not tell you that one of those senses is intended.
A rare dictionary form; it reads as source text or a deliberately uncommon spelling, not a casual tone cue.
Use 纏 or 缠 unless you are preserving a source’s spelling.
Who writes 䌡
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Questions people ask
1Why does 䌡 show as a box?
The active font or app likely lacks coverage for 䌡. A box points to a display-support problem; it does not mean the character has changed.
How to type or find 䌡
- Search it as
- tǐ · ti3 · wrap · bind · tangle · 纏 · 缠
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
䌡\4321Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.


