What 竬 means
Its Chinese dictionary gloss is “to stand.” The Kangxi entry quotes the Yùpiān, an earlier Chinese dictionary, for this definition.
A 2024 Japanese reference entry lists く (one short beat, ku) and たつ (two beats, ta-tsu, with “ts” as in “tsunami”) as readings, but gives no everyday definition.
Where does 竬 come from, and why was it made?
A Song-dynasty tomb inscription records 竬 in a personal name. The Song dynasty was a period in Chinese history. The inscription lists 竬 among a woman’s sons and later identifies him as a school assistant in Yangzhou. A tomb inscription is a written memorial for someone who has died.
The Song epitaph and Kangxi citation give a gloss and a historical use, but no account of when or why the character was formed.
A written-character reference with a dictionary gloss and a documented historical name use.
If 竬 shows as a box, the font or app cannot display it; the character itself has not changed.
Who writes 竬
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Questions people ask
1Why does 竬 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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竬\7AECCodes and encoding1 code points
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