What 淟 means
It means turbid, muddy, foul, or morally debased.
By the Western Han, 淟 appears in 楚辞, a classical Chinese poetry collection: 九叹, attributed to Liu Xiang, uses 淟涊 to describe society as filthy and morally debased. Its water imagery lets physical murk carry a judgment about human conduct.
In later dictionary entries, the companion character shifts the shade: 淟濁 describes physical turbidity or foulness; 淟汩 can mean sinking or being lost; and 淟涊 can describe filth, moral baseness, oppressive heat, or timidity.
Literary and rare; in ordinary chat it feels deliberately literary rather than casual.
Without its compound, a reader may mistake it for a typo or a missing-glyph box.
Who writes 淟
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsFilth or moral baseness; other dictionary glosses include oppressive heat or timidity.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
2Why does 淟 look different in another font?
It can. As of 2026, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts may draw the same Han character with regional shape conventions; if the active font lacks 淟, the system may substitute a fallback font.
Can I send 淟 alone?
You can, but it may read as a rare literary word rather than a clear chat reaction. Add its compound or a short gloss if you want the intended sense to land.
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How to type or find 淟
- Search it as
- 淟 · tiǎn · tian · 淟涊 · 淟濁 · 淟浊 · 淟汩
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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