What 漯 means
It names an old waterway and appears in a city name.
The classic Chinese Book of Documents describes water routes for sending goods as tribute; its 禹贡 chapter names 漯水 on a route to the Yellow River. 漯阴 was a county name in the Qin–Han era. The old river course is no longer extant as of 2026.
In modern use, 漯河 names a city in Henan. Mandarin reads 漯水/漯川 as tà (roughly “tah,” with a falling tone) and 漯河 as luò (roughly “lwoah,” also falling).
Its documented uses are geographic and historical; its tone is neutral.
Read the whole compound: 漯水 and 漯河 have different Mandarin readings.
Who writes 漯
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsTà, roughly “tah” with a falling tone: the old waterway name.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 漯 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 漯
- Search it as
- 漯水 · 漯川 · 漯阴 · 漯河
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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