What 䶏 means
It means nasal mucus or the act of wiping it away.
Japanese dictionaries preserve its nasal and wiping senses.
The Han-era dictionary Shuowen Jiezi records 洟; the Song-era dictionary 類篇 first cites 䶏. Its nose part replaces 洟’s water part after 夷 and 弟 were confused. A 2016 study discusses later overlap between 涕 and 洟 as word history, not a modern writing rule.
As of 2026, it reads like a dictionary entry, not chat shorthand.
If sent alone, ask the sender; the character does not reveal their tone.
Who writes 䶏
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Questions people ask
1Why does 䶏 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 䶏
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- 䶏 · tì · tǐ · 洟 · 涕
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
䶏\4D8FCodes and encoding1 code points
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