What 羼 means
It means to mix, mingle, or insert something into something else.
Where did 羼 come from? The earliest verified record is the Han-dynasty lexicographic analysis. It reads 羼 as 羴, the three-sheep graph, under 尸, “shelter”: sheep mixed together in one space. No single inventor is documented in the sources checked. As of 2026, the available character-database record shows a seal-script form but no oracle-bone, bronze, or manuscript form for 羼.
Its early record also gives a secondary gloss, “come out in front.” The sense later broadened from sheep intermingling to inserting or adulterating words, names, or substances. Modern dictionaries preserve the trio 羼杂, 羼入, 羼名.
Someone sent 羼: what does it mean?
Use the surrounding compound; alone, it is not a mood signal.
If the character arrives by itself, ask for the phrase. The sender may mean mixing, insertion, or adulteration, but 羼 alone does not tell you which.
Formal written vocabulary; its natural home is a Chinese word or sentence about admixture, insertion, or adulteration.
A standalone 羼 can look like an unexplained rare character; include the surrounding word or sentence.
Who writes 羼
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1Does a different font change 羼?
No. It is a font-drawn CJK glyph, so stroke proportions can vary without creating a second character or an emoji variant.
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How to type or find 羼
- Search it as
- chàn · chan · 羼杂 · 羼入 · 羼名 · 羼水 · mix · blend
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
羼\7FBCCodes and encoding1 code points
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