What 瓪 means
瓪 names tile terms, especially in older roofing vocabulary.
《說文解字》, an early Chinese dictionary presented in 121 CE, glosses 瓪 as a broken or damaged tile. It explains the character as combining 瓦, which signals the tile meaning, with 反, which signals the sound.
By the Song, 《營造法式》, a building manual, uses 瓪瓦 as a measured roofing term and lists 㼧瓦 alongside it. Dictionaries also record 牡瓦 and 牝瓦 as tile-related terms associated with 瓪.
Why does 瓪 show as a box?
Your font needs a glyph for 瓪.
A font must contain 瓪 to display it. Without coverage, a device may show a blank box or a generic replacement mark; that is a font-support issue, and the character itself remains the same.
Specialized and historical; it belongs to tile terminology and can sound deliberately old-fashioned in a modern message.
Give it a tile context; on its own, this rare technical term may leave readers guessing.
Who writes 瓪
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1Questions people ask
2Does 瓪 mean broken tile or roof tile?
Both senses are recorded. 《說文解字》 glosses it as a broken or damaged tile; building terminology also uses it in roofing-tile names such as 瓪瓦.
Can I use 瓪 in a normal Chinese message?
It reads as specialized or deliberately old-fashioned. Use it when discussing or quoting tile terminology, and give enough context for readers to follow.
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How to type or find 瓪
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