What 蓎 means
蓎 appears in the old plant name 蓎蒙.
The classical Chinese glossary 《爾雅》 lists 唐 in a plant-name sequence with 蒙, 女蘿, and 菟絲. Later Chinese dictionary records, including 《玉篇》, give 蓎蒙. This preserves a link between older plant names and the later written form.
The dictionaries differ on which plant 蓎蒙 names: one tradition connects it with 女蘿, also called 松蘿, and another with 菟絲. Treat it as an old plant name; the source determines the exact referent.
How can I type 蓎?
Use a Chinese IME or a Unicode hexadecimal input method.
A Chinese IME may offer 蓎 for the Mandarin pinyin input tang, but candidate lists depend on the installed character set and ranking.
A rare, classical plant-name character, more at home in dictionaries than general conversation.
Alone, 蓎 gives too little context to tell which plant name is meant.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsDon't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why can 蓎 look different across fonts?
It depends on the font: Unicode identifies the character, while font files supply its outline. Regional design and missing character coverage can change its display or show a box. As of 2026, the visible form still depends on the installed font.
How to type 蓎
蓎\84CECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.