What 嬹 means
It means “to delight” or “to be pleased.”
As of 2026-09-10, the earliest known written record of 嬹 is in the 《說文解字》, an early Chinese dictionary. It glosses 嬹 as 「說也」; later commentary reads the old 說 through 悅, “to delight” or “be pleased.” The entry analyzes the character as 女 plus 興: 女 marks meaning, while 興 supplies the sound.
The Taiwan Ministry of Education dictionary also records 嬹 in a girl's name. Mandarin Pinyin distinguishes the readings: xīng (roughly “shing” on a level tone) for the name and xìng (roughly “shing” with a falling tone) for the classical gloss.
Why does 嬹 show as a box?
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Rare and literary; in a personal name, its reading depends on the person.
In a bare message, don't assume it simply means “happy.”
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3 readingsIt may be part of a personal name; ask the person how they say it.
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1Why does 嬹 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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