What 倽 means
It is a rare written form of 啥, meaning “what?” in colloquial Mandarin Chinese. It is also recorded with a “how?” sense.
The Chinese Kangxi and Hanyu dictionaries record 倽. Examples also appear in informal dialogue in fiction from the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China.
Can 倽 mean “husband”?
Yes, some regional records give it that sense.
Records for Min, a group of Chinese language varieties, checked on 2026-09-10 list 倽 for “man” or “husband” in Yong'an, Sha County, and Sanming. These local senses differ from the general Mandarin dictionary sense.
How do I type 倽?
Type sha in a Mandarin Pinyin keyboard.
Pinyin is the Latin-letter input system for Mandarin Chinese. Reference dictionaries list different tones for 倽 as of 2026-09-10: shà and shá. If your input method asks for a tone, try both; otherwise enter sha.
For Cangjie, a shape-based Chinese input method, enter XOOMR.
Rare and regionally marked in ordinary Mandarin writing.
Use 啥 for a broad Mandarin audience; 倽 may slow recognition.
Who writes 倽
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsUsually the rare written variant of 啥, meaning “what?”
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1Why does 倽 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 倽
- Also called
- 啥
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