What 嘽 means
嘽 is a classical Chinese character with several context-bound senses. Its earliest literary evidence appears in the Shijing (Book of Songs), where 嘽嘽 describes horses panting. The same doubled form can describe people at ease or troops gathered in imposing numbers.
Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese character dictionary, analyzes 嘽 as 口 (“mouth”) plus 單, its sound-bearing component; its entry includes panting and joy. The Book of Rites uses 嘽 for a broad, relaxed musical sound, while the old regional-word dictionary Fangyan records 嘽咺 for fear or an unhurried manner.
Should I send 嘽 by itself?
Only if the character itself is what you are discussing.
A bare 嘽 has no dependable standalone message reading: it belongs to classical writing, and its sense shifts with the phrase. Include the surrounding words when you need readers to distinguish panting, ease, abundance, fear, or slowness.
Literary and context-heavy; use it in a quotation or character discussion, not as a standalone casual reaction.
Who writes 嘽
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What it means when someone sends it to you
5 readingsHorses panting; hard breathing is the image.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
3Questions people ask
1Why does 嘽 show as a box?
A missing box usually means the active font lacks 嘽. A font with Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character coverage can display it.
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How to type or find 嘽
- Also called
- 啴
- Search it as
- tān · chǎn · 嘽嘽 · 嘽咺 · 嘽緩 · panting character · ease · abundance
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
嘽\563D\u563D or \u{563D} where supported; HTML uses the numeric character reference 嘽.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.