What 揋 means
It means pulling or holding something back.
Classical Chinese dictionaries explain 揋 through 掎, a verb for pulling from the side or restraining. In plain terms, “pull” or “hold back” fits the basic sense; the sentence decides which action is meant.
When does 揋 first appear in a dictionary?
The earliest located dictionary witness dates to 997.
Longkan Shoujian, a Chinese dictionary completed in 997 under the Liao dynasty, lists 揋 among characters grouped by the hand component. It glosses the character with 掎 and notes an older reading associated with an ancient state. The entry shows it was recorded by then, not when the character was first created.
Longkan Shoujian served as a reference for readers working through Buddhist texts.
What if someone sends 揋 alone?
Treat it as a word, not a mood cue.
As of 2026, no standard chat-reaction sense is established. Ask which language or sentence the sender means.
A Taiwanese Hakka vocabulary reference available in 2026 records 揋石頭 for throwing a stone with the wrist bent; in that phrase, 揋 means “bend.”
Rare and language-dependent; its tone comes from the surrounding words.
A lone send gives too little context to infer a mood.
Who writes 揋
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA pulling or restraining action; the sentence tells you which.
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1Why can a font fail to show 揋?
It depends on font coverage. In 2026, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts may draw this glyph with different regional forms; when a chosen font lacks it, the system may display a fallback font.
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