Chinese character 茌

It identifies a specific place name. The clearest modern example is 茌平, a place in Shandong; 茌 appears as part of that geographic name.

A historical gazetteer dates the Qin-era county 茌平县 to 221 BCE (221 before the Common Era). The name continues in Han-era records before an administrative renaming to 功崇县 in 14 CE (14 in the Common Era).

The place-name account says the county stood on level ground beside 茌山, a mountain whose name supplies the first part of 茌平. The related character 茬 has a broader historical record, including a grass-growth sense and uses in place and mountain names.

How do you type 茌?

Use a Chinese Pinyin input method.

Pinyin writes Mandarin syllables with Latin letters. In a Chinese Pinyin input method, type chi and select 茌 from the candidates; the tone mark is usually omitted. Wubi and Cangjie are other, shape-based Chinese input methods.

If 茌 appears as a box, your font may lack the glyph. The 2024 CNS11643 entry lists 茌 in Windows 10 and later default fonts, so a font with CJK character coverage may display it.