Han character 畁

畁 represents an older written form of 畀, “give” or “confer.”

The recognizable ancestor of 畁 appears in oracle-bone inscriptions—writing carved on animal bones and turtle shells—and later bronze records from the Western Zhou dynasty. Older explanations describe a flat arrowhead image, while oracle passages also use related forms in contexts of giving or offerings. A 2020 study of ancient writing argues that two oracle passages preserve an arrow or arrowhead reading. Historical accounts link the older graph to 錍, a later character used for “arrowhead.”

What is the difference between 畁 and 畀?

畁 is a variant; 畀 is the regular written form.

Later texts extend the “give” sense to granting, entrusting, and repaying; the sentence determines which one fits. The two forms are related, but do not substitute 畁 for 畀 unless a source, edition, or input standard calls for the variant. A typeface may change stroke details, but not which character this is.

What should I read into a lone 畁?

Treat it as a variant or quotation until its source is clear.

As of September 2026, no stable chat convention has been established for a lone 畁. Ask whether it came from a classical quotation or a note on old writing.