What 脶 means
It means a finger’s ridges or pattern: a fingerprint. 指纹 is the plainer everyday Chinese word.
A 1993 Taizhou reference records three local compounds: 脶纹, 脶印, and 脶记. Their endings distinguish a fingerprint pattern, impression, and mark.
What is 脶’s older history?
Older dictionaries gloss 腡 as “hand lines” or a finger’s pattern. The Japanese dictionary Wamyō Ruijushō quotes the Chinese dictionary 四聲字苑 for that sense; 《廣韻》 also records the word. Modern Chinese dictionaries give the narrower gloss “fingerprint.”
What does 脶 mean when sent alone?
It names a fingerprint; context tells you why it was sent. A single 脶 can be a word or a fragment; the surrounding message supplies the sender’s intent.
A precise, specialized word; its regional compounds are more specific.
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1Why do older dictionaries say “hand lines”?
They use a broader gloss for a finger’s ridged pattern; modern Chinese dictionaries narrow it to “fingerprint.”
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How to type or find 脶
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- fingerprint · 指纹 · 脶纹 · 脶印 · 脶记 · 腡
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