CJK Unified Ideograph-552A

In a religious phrase, it marks a voiced recitation. In 唪 meaning recite chant, dictionary examples such as 唪经 and 唪诵 describe saying scripture aloud, voice carrying the act rather than silent reading. Inside one of those compounds, read it as formal “chant” or “recite.”

As of 2026-09-12, the earliest record located here is the Han dictionary Shuowen Jiezi. Its 唪 old dictionary loud laughter entry glosses 唪 as loud laughter, analyzes it as 口 plus 奉, and points to 菶 in 瓜瓞菶菶. The sources checked here name no one-off inventor.

The Classic of Poetry preserves the other branch: 唪 and 菶 relationship tradition links 唪唪, describing abundant gourds, with 菶, the plant-radical form. The recitation sense belongs to religious and literary examples instead. Read the neighborhood, not the character alone.

Why can 唪 mean laughter and chanting?

The senses come from different textual layers. Shuowen gives laughter; religious compounds give vocal recitation; the old verse gives abundance. Alone, 唪 does not settle the reading, so keep the surrounding words.

A religious dictionary leads with recitation, while a classical text leads with laughter or abundance. As of 2026-09-12, the sources checked here establish no modern chat convention, only those documented historical layers.

How do I type 唪?

Start with pinyin, then choose the character from candidates.

Type feng in a Chinese pinyin IME and pick 唪 from the candidates. If it stays hidden, use handwriting or 口-plus-奉 component search; Wubi users type kdwh.

If a square appears, change the font, not the character. 唪 has no emoji artwork; your CJK font draws its shape. Copy it from the palette above.