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楉

cjk unified ideograph-6949

楉

6986/20992

In Chinese, 楉 names pomegranate in the old compound 楉榴; modern writing uses 石榴. Japanese dictionaries also record a slender-branch reading and readings in plant names.

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What 楉 means

In Chinese, 楉 names pomegranate in 楉榴.

A Three Kingdoms-era Chinese dictionary, the Guangya (廣雅), records 楉榴 for pomegranate. 木 marks a plant connection; 若 cues the sound. Older sources link 楉榴, 若榴, 石榴, and 安石榴.

Japanese dictionaries record しもと and すわえ for a slender branch, and ナマエ in some plant names.

Who writes 楉

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

Pomegranate.

Combination ideas

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Old Chinese name for pomegranate.

Questions people ask

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Should I use 楉榴 in modern Chinese?

No. Use 石榴; 楉榴 is an old or specialist spelling.

How to type or find 楉

Search it as
ruo · ruo4 · ruò · 楉榴 · 若榴 · pomegranate · しもと · ナマエ
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 6949, then AltX to get 楉.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-6949”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 6949, then Enter or Space.
HTML
楉
CSS
\6949
How to type 楉
Pinyin: enter ruo or ruo4, then select 楉.
Cangjie 楉
Enter 木廿大口, usually keyed DTKR.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
楉
HTML hex
楉
CSS content
content: "\6949";
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URL encoded
%E6%A5%89
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On screen
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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