Han character 仱

仱 has two recorded Chinese uses. In classical references it names music associated with northern communities and appears in 仱侏兜離, a phrase alongside music and dance from those communities. In Mandarin, the music name is read qián (roughly “chyen,” with rising pitch); another Chinese use reads jīn (roughly “jeen,” high and level) and treats 仱 as a variant of 矜, glossed “great” or “cautious.”

Its documented history comes through dictionaries and a classical phrase. A 2024 Chinese character-variant dictionary notes that Shuowen, an early character dictionary, omits 仱 and preserves later records citing 仱侏兜離. The phrase places the character in an old music-and-dance context linked to northern communities.

What does 仱 mean when someone sends it?

Context and language settle which use fits. In a Chinese historical passage about music, 仱 is the music name; beside 矜 in a note on variant forms, it carries “great” or “cautious.”

As of 2026, Japanese reference materials list 仱 among kanji outside the standard-use set and give several readings. Those Japanese readings belong to Japanese usage; they do not decide which Chinese sense applies.

How do I type 仱?

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A 2024 CNS 11643 entry gives the Cangjie sequence 人人戈弓. Enter it with a Cangjie input layout; key labels can vary. Otherwise, search U+4EF1 in your system’s character map or Unicode input tool.

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