What 烢 means
It means “split” or “crack”; it is a variant of 坼.
The Liao-era 《龍龕手鑑》, a Chinese character dictionary made to help readers study Buddhist texts, records 烢 under the 火 radical with the definition “裂” (“split”) around 997. Taiwan's Ministry of Education's variant dictionary (2024 edition) notes that 《說文》, an older Chinese character dictionary, does not record 烢 and lists it as a variant of 坼.
The older 坼 has a broader trail in classical sources: it describes cracked earth, a bud or flower opening, fissures, and separation. 烢 is recorded with the same core sense of splitting or cracking.
What does 烢 mean when someone sends it?
Read it as 坼: “split” or “crack.”
In a quotation, scan, or character discussion, let the sentence decide whether “crack,” “open,” “fissure,” or “separate” fits. On its own, 烢 gives no clear mood or reaction; look at the surrounding sentence.
A rare reference-text character, most at home in dictionaries, historical texts, and discussion of written forms.
火 is part of the written form; it does not turn 烢 into a fire reaction.
Who writes 烢
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Questions people ask
2Is 烢 a fire symbol?
No. Its recorded sense is “split” or “crack,” and Chinese dictionaries link it to 坼; 火 is part of the written form.
Why does 烢 appear as a box or a different shape?
That is usually a font issue. Taiwan's Ministry of Education's 2024 variant dictionary offers typeface and image display modes. A device without font support may show a box, and CJK fonts can draw the same character with different strokes.
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How to type or find 烢
- Search it as
- 烢 · 坼 · chè · caak3 · FJHP · split · crack
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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