Han character 䶽

A rare Han character with two recorded readings.

A modern Chinese dictionary gives the Mandarin reading zōng in pinyin, the standard Latin-letter spelling system for Mandarin; an older dictionary discussion gives wěi. The readings differ. Old glosses about binding feet and violent illness belong to 朡’s entry and should not automatically be assigned to 䶽.

In 2024, a character-cataloguing discussion described 䶽 and the other entries in this radical set as uncommon, with very limited use. If someone sends it alone, ask what word or source they intended instead of guessing at a reaction.

When did 䶽 first appear?

The earliest cited evidence comes from the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary.

The Kangxi Dictionary, a Chinese reference work, shows the 月 form on page 504 and the 肉-radical 朡 forms on pages 973 and 976. This is the earliest cited evidence for the recognizable 月-radical form, not proof that the character began in 1716.

Why does 䶽 resemble 朡?

They belong to different dictionary radical entries.

A radical is the component used to sort characters in a dictionary: 䶽 is filed under 月, while 朡 is filed under 肉. In 2024, descriptions of type traditions in Taiwan and Hong Kong noted that the two forms are distinguished in writing there; 肉 may be written as ⺼. Some fonts preserve that cue clearly, while others blur it.