What 耷 means
By itself, it can describe a feature of the ear.
The Chinese dictionary 玉篇 gives 耷 the gloss “large ears”; 集韻, another dictionary, gives the same gloss. The character combines 大 (“big”) and 耳 (“ear”), matching that description.
In compounds, 耷拉 means “to hang or droop.” Cantonese references also record ear-related and drooping senses; a dictionary gives 耷 the sense “earlobe.”
Combination ideas
2to hang or droop.
head lowered, ears drooping.
Questions people ask
1Why does 耷 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.
How to type 耷
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 8037, then Alt+X to get 耷.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-8037”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 8037, then Enter or Space.
HTML
耷CSS
\8037Pinyin
Enter dā or da1 in a Chinese Pinyin input method, then select 耷.
Wubi
Wubi code for 耷: DBF.
Cangjie
Cangjie input KSJ gives 耷.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
耷
HTML hex
耷
CSS content
content: "\8037";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E8%80%B7
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.