What 䫡 means
It describes an elongated or narrow face. The earliest recorded dictionary entry is in Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese dictionary compiled in 100 CE and presented to the court in 121 CE. Later dictionaries also gloss it through the cheeks or jaw; a repeated expression adds an unattractive sense.
In 《新方言》, a study of Chinese word forms, Zhang Binglin links 䫡 to 顩, a character borrowed to write a long, narrow face with a pointed chin. The account traces the sense toward the broader meaning “face” and contrasts 䫡 with 脸, described as the common form for that general meaning.
It has a learned, historical register; using it in place of 脸 makes the writing feel literary.
Who writes 䫡
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Questions people ask
1Why does 䫡 appear as a box?
Rendering is font-dependent: the text can contain 䫡 even when the current font lacks its glyph. Choose a font that includes more Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters; the character itself is unchanged.
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How to type or find 䫡
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- qian · yan · long face · cheek · jaw · 顩 · 脸 · Wubi
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
䫡\4AE1Codes and encoding1 code points
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