CJK Unified Ideograph 俇

It means “to travel afar”; compounds add haste or unrest.

Early Chinese dictionaries record 俇 as a word for going far. The form is practical: 亻 gives the person side and 狂 gives the sound. In Chuci poetry, 俇俇 describes a frightened, hurried state, while 俇攘 describes disorder. So the history runs from distance to agitation through compounds and context.

What does 俇 mean when someone sends it?

Alone, it is too context-bound to decode confidently.

As of 2026-09-10, a lone 俇 is best read as a lookup target, typo, or deliberate literary flourish, not a standard reaction. Ask for the sentence or source before deciding what the sender meant. A reader from classical Chinese may know the compounds 俇俇 and 俇攘; a modern Standard Chinese reader may not recognize 俇 alone.

Use 逛 for casual strolling

Use 逛 for casual strolling; reserve 俇 for a quoted, historical, or deliberately rare register.

逛 combines the movement component with 狂 and means stroll, roam, or visit; 俇 combines the person component with 狂 and keeps the older travel-afar sense. Shared 狂 links their sounds, but 俇 is not an alternate spelling of 逛. If the two look alike, check the left side.