What 栯 means
栯 names a tree; in 栯李 it names the bush cherry. The transmitted Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海經), a classical account of mountains and plants, describes 栯木 as a tree with pear-like leaves and red veins. It says 栯木 prevents jealousy when eaten; that is the old text’s attributed effect, not a modern botanical instruction.
The Mandarin reading depends on the word: standalone 栯 is yǒu (roughly “yo,” with a low tone that rises); in 栯李, 栯 is yù (a rounded front vowel with a falling tone). 栯李 is another name for 郁李. In Japanese, the compound is read いくり (roughly “ikuri”). In the Tang dynasty, poet Bai Juyi used 栯李 in the title 惜栯李花, “On cherishing 栯李 blossoms.”
How do I type 栯?
Use the reading for the whole word. In Mandarin input, try yǒu for standalone 栯 and yù for 栯李; rare characters may not appear in every candidate list. A Japanese input method uses いくり for 栯李.
Literary and botanical; a bare 栯 in chat reads as a deliberate character or name.
Do not carry 栯李’s Mandarin yù reading over to standalone 栯; that reading is yǒu.
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA named tree with pear-like leaves; the passage attributes an anti-jealousy effect to eating it.
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1Why does 栯 show as a box?
The font on that device may lack the glyph. The Japanese reference entry checked on 2026-09-10 labels 栯 environment-dependent; a box points to display support, not a changed character.
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- Also called
- 㮋 · 栯木 · 栯李
- Search it as
- 栯 · meaning of 栯 · 栯 yǒu · 栯李 yù · niwaume
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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