What 萳 means
It describes weak-growing grass or names a plant. Historical Chinese dictionaries record both a description of how grass grows and a botanical name.
The earliest known dictionary record for 萳 is in 《玉篇》, a Chinese dictionary compiled around 543 during China's Liang dynasty.
As of 2026-09-11, a dictionary of traditional Zhuang writing (an older writing system for the Zhuang language) records 萳 in a word transcribed as nam, meaning “thorn.”
A historical dictionary character, best read in a quotation or a language reference.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsSent alone in a message
It does not identify which dictionary sense is intended; ask for context.
Quoted in a Chinese dictionary
A gloss for weak-growing grass or a plant name.
Questions people ask
1Why does 萳 show as a box?
Font coverage. If the active font lacks a glyph for 萳, it may display a blank box; the character itself has not changed.
How to type 萳
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 8433, then Alt+X to get 萳.
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-8433”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 8433, then Enter or Space.
HTML
萳CSS
\8433How to type 萳
With a Chinese pinyin keyboard (the Mandarin sound-to-character input method), enter nǎn or nán and select 萳; if absent, try handwriting, stroke input, or rare-character search.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
萳
HTML hex
萳
CSS content
content: "\8433";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E8%90%B3
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.