Chinese character 磮

A rare written form linked to 碖 in Chinese stone vocabulary.

Chinese dictionaries connect 磮 with 碖: 碖 can mean “stone,” while 碖碅 describes the appearance of falling stones. Other recorded senses describe something stone-like or evenly sized; these are separate dictionary meanings, not one everyday definition.

Older Chinese dictionaries such as 玉篇 and 廣韻 preserve related meanings, while indexed examples place 磮 in later classical works. This trail places the glyph in lexicography and older writing as an evolved written form within stone vocabulary.

How can I type 磮?

Use a Chinese input method and inspect the rare candidates.

Mandarin Pinyin input spells Mandarin syllables with Latin letters: try lún or lun, then choose the exact form. The related 碖 has multiple recorded readings, so sound lookup alone may not settle which spelling a source uses.

Shape-based entry is another route: Cangjie is a Chinese input method built from character components; its recorded code here is MRUOB, matching 石 + 崙.