What 痒 means
痒 means an itch, a tickle, or a restless urge. In Mandarin, 痒痒 can signal wanting; Japanese uses 痒 in 痒い (“itchy”), pronounced “kah-yoo-ee.”
Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese dictionary, glosses 痒 as 瘍, a sore; it says 疒 marks illness and 羊 supplies the sound. Older forms appear in Chu manuscripts, from an ancient Chinese state, before regular script became standard. Later Chinese uses include itch, tickling, and wanting.
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsPhysical itch or tickle.
Don't confuse it with
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Combination ideas
2An itch or tickle; repetition can also signal wanting.
A restless urge to try or do something.
Questions people ask
1Why does 痒 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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- yǎng · itchy · tickle · 痒痒 · 手痒痒 · 癢 · かゆい
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\75D2Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\75D2";
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URL encoded
%E7%97%92
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