Chinese character 磰

It names white soil or chalky clay used as a coating.

Chinese dictionaries also record 墡 for the same white-earth word. The left-hand component differs: 磰 has 石, while 墡 has 土.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionary describes white clay mixed with oil for coating doors and walls, and lists 白墡 as a common name. The Liao dynasty dictionary 龍龕手鏡 is the earliest dated record noted for the 石 spelling, from 997. Song-era dictionaries equate 磰 and 墡; the Chinese dictionary 集韻 also records the 石 form as an alternate writing. Geographical texts use the related white-earth word in hill names.

What does 磰 mean when someone sends it?

Read a bare send as a rare word, not a reaction.

As of 2026, this character has no established slang, meme, ritual, or chat meaning. If it arrives alone, it most likely refers to the white-earth term; ask for the surrounding word if that reading does not fit.

How do I type 磰?

Use a Chinese input method that supports the character.

Wubi 86 uses DUDK, and Wubi 98 uses DUUK. Cangjie uses MRTGR; its reference component sequence is 一口廿土口, a sequence of shape keys rather than a word. If the candidate list omits 磰, that input method’s table may not include this rare character.