What 䗤 means
It is the second character in the classical creature-name 䖺䗤.
The 山海經 (Classic of Mountains and Seas), an old Chinese work about unusual places and beings, describes the creature as snake-shaped, with fish-like wings. It glows in and out of water, and its appearance foretells drought.
Later dictionaries gloss 䗤 as a water-bred worm or direct readers to 䖺; a commentary also describes the paired creature as poisonous and biting.
Where does 䗤 come from?
Its literary trail continues in a later river poem.
Guo Pu's 江賦 places the 䖺䗤 creature among river wonders, its wings flashing. 䖺 begins the paired name and 䗤 is the second character; they are connected, distinct characters.
An old literary and dictionary word; in casual chat it looks conspicuously obscure.
Without context, someone may mistake it for a typo or a font failure.
Who writes 䗤
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2Why does 䗤 look different?
Different fonts can draw this rare Han character differently because its displayed form comes from the active font. A blank box means the font lacks it; a CJK-capable font should display it.
Is LIILB the same as yong?
No. LIILB is a Cangjie input code; yong is the key sequence used by Mandarin pinyin input. They are two input routes, not two spellings of the character.
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䗤\45E4Codes and encoding1 code points
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