What 欓 means
欓 names 食茱萸; compounds can also name a wooden case.
食茱萸 is a pungent, aromatic shrub in the Zanthoxylum genus; its fruit or leaves season food, and Chinese medicinal texts also record it as a remedy.
The earliest verified plant-and-seasoning evidence is in 《齊民要術》, a Northern Wei Chinese farming and cooking manual, c. 533–544. A pickled-fish recipe uses 欓 with ginger, citrus peel, pepper, scallion, and other aromatics.
欓子 and 越椒 name the plant, while 榆欓 means an elm case for scriptures. Related historical names include 艾子, 樧, and 藙; old 茱萸 labels do not always identify a modern plant species. Japanese dictionary entries checked in 2026 also list tree and wooden-tub senses.
What does 欓 mean when someone sends it alone?
As of 2026, a bare 欓 has no standardized emotional reading in chat. It does not tell you whether the sender means the plant or a container; the surrounding words decide.
If someone sends it alone, ask which word or source they mean before guessing.
Botanical, specialist, and historical; it reads as a character, not casual emoji shorthand.
A bare 欓 does not tell you which sense is meant; ask for the surrounding term.
Who writes 欓
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsNames 食茱萸 or its pungent culinary and medicinal use.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
3Is 欓 an emoji?
No. It is a text ideograph, not an emoji with a standard emotional reading.
Is 欓 the same as 食茱萸?
It can name that plant, but old 茱萸 labels do not always identify a modern species.
Why does 欓 look different in fonts?
As of 2026, CJK fonts may draw this ideograph differently by locale; the shape can vary while the encoded character stays the same.
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How to type or find 欓
- Also called
- 食茱萸 · 欓子 · 越椒
- Search it as
- dǎng · dang · 樧 · 榆欓 · pricklyash
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
欓\6B13Codes and encoding1 code points
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