What 䶢 means
It means “to gnaw” or “to hold something in the mouth.”
One dictionary reading covers gnawing and the sound of chewing; another means holding something in the mouth. The early Chinese dictionary 說文解字 analyzes 䶢 as built from 齒, the “tooth” part, and 咸, the part that hints at its sound.
Is 䶢 the same as 䶠?
No: 䶠 is listed as the standard form, with 䶢 as a variant.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education variant dictionary lists that relationship in its 2024 edition. 衔 is a separate character with an overlapping sense: holding something in the mouth.
Use an ordinary word when immediate understanding matters; retain 䶢 when quoting a source or discussing this character itself.
Literary and specialist; the surrounding text makes its meaning clearest.
Who writes 䶢
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Questions people ask
1Why does 䶢 show as a box?
A box usually means the active font or text renderer cannot display the glyph; the encoded character has not changed. A font with broader Han coverage may show it.
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How to type or find 䶢
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- 䶢 meaning · gnaw · chew · hold in the mouth · 䶠 · 衔 · jian · xian
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