Chinese character 嗼

嗼 means quiet, soundless, or settled.

The late Warring States period collection Annals of Master Lü (《呂氏春秋》), a set of political and philosophical essays, uses 嗼然 for hungry horses with no food and people awaiting someone worthy. The old glossary Elegant Explanations (《爾雅》) groups it with 安 and 定, “calm” and “settled.” The poetry anthology Songs of Chu (《楚辭》) pairs it with 寂默 (“quiet and silent”) in a line about hiding. The Han-era character dictionary Explaining Chinese Characters (《說文解字》) records it too. The mouth component 口 points to sound; 莫 hints at the Mandarin reading, written in Pinyin as mò.

What if someone sends 嗼 alone?

Read it as a literary hint of quiet, then ask for context.

A lone character can suggest its old sense, but cannot tell you whether the sender is quoting, styling a message, or using it another way.

How do I type 嗼?

Try Mandarin pinyin mò or Cangjie RTAK. Pinyin writes Mandarin sounds with Latin letters; if it is missing from candidates, use handwriting lookup. Cangjie is a shape-based Chinese input method; enter RTAK. Display is font-dependent: an app may show a box if the font lacks 嗼.