What 竑 means
It means “to measure” or “broad.”
A wheel-building passage uses 竑其輻廣 to tell the maker to measure the spoke's width so the hub bears weight. That practical measuring job is the oldest use found here.
Later dictionaries add “broad” or “extensive.” In 竑议, 竑 works as an adjective, so the phrase reads as a broad, weighty discussion.
How is 竑 connected to 宏 and 弘?
They share an 厷 series, not one spelling.
Reference works group 竑 with 宏 and 弘 through their shared 厷 component, which explains the lookalike forms and overlapping breadth. Only 竑 keeps the measuring verb. No separate cross-cultural reinterpretation was found on 2026-09-08.
Bookish and technical in the attested examples; expect a character-level reading, not an emoji-style reaction.
If the sentence needs the measuring sense, do not replace 竑 with 宏 or 弘.
Don't confuse it with
3Questions people ask
3Is 竑 an emoji?
No. It is a typed Chinese character; a font draws its glyph, with no vendor artwork or emoji presentation.
Why does 竑 look different in another font?
Font-dependent. Kai, Hei, and Song fonts draw the same character in different styles; style alone does not change the code point.
What does 竑议 mean?
It can mean a broad or weighty discussion. Here 竑 modifies 议 in the learned adjective sense, not as a measuring action.
How to type 竑
竑\7AD1Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.