What 磊 means
It names stones piled together.
An early written explanation defines 磊 as many stones and analyzes it as three copies of 石. Shuowen Jiezi, a dictionary from the Eastern Han, was compiled around 100 CE and presented in 121 CE; those dates do not mark when the character itself first arose.
The character can also describe height. In 磊落, its stone image extends to abundance and an open, straightforward, morally upright bearing. 光明磊落 praises someone as candid and aboveboard.
What if someone sends 磊 alone?
Alone, it does not have one fixed message.
A Chinese naming reference updated in 2025 associates 磊 with openness and uprightness. In a personal name, it can carry that hoped-for quality.
A standalone 磊 leaves the sender's intended reading unresolved: it might come from a name, quotation, larger word, or literal reference to stones. Check the context before reading it as a reaction.
Concrete in its stone imagery, approving in 磊落, and a chosen positive association in a personal name.
A lone 磊 does not automatically praise the person who sent it.
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Who writes 磊
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsNo fixed message; identify the word, quotation, or name it belongs to.
Related characters
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Combination ideas
3Questions people ask
1Why does 磊 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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How to type or find 磊
- Also called
- lěi · lei
- Search it as
- 磊 meaning · 磊落 · 光明磊落 · 磥 · 磊 Chinese name
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
磊\78CACodes and encoding1 code points
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