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Chinese character 磍

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磍 has several dictionary readings, so context matters: in 碣磍 it suggests a fierce, glaring look; other entries mean “to peel” and “uneven stony ground.”

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What 磍 means

Its meaning changes with its word. In the Western Han fu 長楊賦 (poetic prose) attributed to Yang Xiong, 碣磍之虡 describes a fierce animal carving on a stand for ritual bells and drums. Here 磍 is read xiá in Mandarin pinyin, roughly “shyah” with a rising tone.

Dictionaries also give separate readings for “to peel” and “uneven stony ground.”

Classical and lexicographic; keep it with its phrase or gloss.

Alone, 磍 does not reliably mean “angry.”

Who writes 磍

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Questions people ask

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Why does 磍 look different in some fonts?

Yes. A font comparison dated 2026-09-11 shows different shapes in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Hong Kong fonts. A font without 磍 may show a box.

How to type or find 磍

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磍 meaning · 碣磍 · 磍 reading · 磍 font
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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 78CD, then AltX to get 磍.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-78cd”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 78cd, then Enter or Space.
HTML
磍
CSS
\78CD
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
磍
HTML hex
磍
CSS content
content: "\78CD";
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URL encoded
%E7%A3%8D
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

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