What 皗 means
It is glossed as “bright”; a later dictionary adds “white silk.”
The Chinese dictionary 《玉篇》, compiled in 543, glosses 皗 as 明 (“bright”). The later dictionary 《字彙》 adds 缯白, “white silk,” a textile-specific gloss.
What do 白 and 周 show about 皗?
白 is on the left; 周 is on the right.
That is the character's written structure. The components help identify its form, but do not by themselves produce one combined definition.
What does 皗 mean when someone sends it?
Ask the sender which sense they intend.
The dictionaries give glosses for brightness and white silk, but a bare 皗 does not tell you which sense applies in a message.
Who writes 皗
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Questions people ask
1Why does 皗 show as a box?
A square placeholder usually means the active font lacks a glyph for 皗. Choose a font with Chinese-character coverage or update the app's fonts.
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How to type or find 皗
- Search it as
- 皗 · chóu · chou · chou2 · HABGR · Cangjie · 缯白 · white silk
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
皗\7697chou and check the candidate list for 皗.HABGR, the listed sequence for 皗 (竹日月土口).Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.