Chinese character 焋

It names a specialized rice-steaming step. The earliest dictionary trail for 𣴣 reaches back to the Liang-era 玉篇, an early Chinese character dictionary; the Song-dynasty 集韻 records 焋 as an alternative to it. The Ming-dynasty 字彙 later adds the sense of steaming or fumigating and records 焋糕. A 2017 account of Shanghai dialect uses 焋糕 for the full cake-making process; a 2023 Shanghai government report places it in festivals, weddings, house moves, and memorial rites.