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虩

cjk unified ideograph-8669

虩

虩 is an archaic Chinese character for fear, awe, or wary vigilance. The earliest attestation located for this form is on the Qin Gong gui, an inscribed bronze vessel from the Spring and Autumn period; its passage discusses Qin rule and care for groups it calls Man and Xia. In classical writing, 虩虩 describes fearful trembling, while an old dictionary gloss also records a fly-catching spider.

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What 虩 means

虩 means fear, awe, or cautious vigilance. The Qin Gong gui is an inscribed bronze vessel; its passage discusses rule in Qin and its rulers' ancestral care toward groups it calls Man and Xia.

Traditional graph analysis connects the character's structure with tiger imagery, but 虩 is not the ordinary word for tiger. A historical dictionary also records 蠅虎 as the name of a fly-catching spider.

How should I read 虩 in a message?

Without a quotation, take it as literary fear or awe. The doubled form 虩虩 describes fearful trembling, sometimes with awe. A lone 虩 in a message most naturally suggests a quotation or deliberate archaic wording; read the surrounding words to tell fear from awed caution.

Archaic and literary; it suits a classical quotation or a deliberate use of rare vocabulary.

What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings
Sent alone in a message
A deliberate literary reference to fear, awe, or cautious respect.
As 虩虩 in a classical quotation
Fearful trembling, sometimes colored by awe.
In the dictionary compound 蠅虎
The name of a fly-catching spider.

Don't confuse it with

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虎
CJK Unified Ideograph-864E
虎 is the ordinary character for tiger; 虩 has an added component and an archaic fear or wary-awe sense.

Combination ideas

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Classical reduplication for fearful trembling, sometimes with awe.

Questions people ask

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Why does 虩 look different across fonts?

Font-dependent. Each device renders the character with its selected font, so the stroke design can vary.

Can 虩 refer to a spider?

Yes, in a historical dictionary compound: 蠅虎 names a fly-catching spider. This is a separate gloss from 虩's fear and awe senses.

How to type 虩

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 8669, then Alt+X to get 虩.
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-8669”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 8669, then Enter or Space.
HTML
虩
CSS
\8669
How do I type 虩?
With a Mandarin Pinyin input method, enter xi for the reading xì and select 虩 from the candidates.
Cangjie
In an input method that supports Cangjie, enter 火火卜心山.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
虩
HTML hex
虩
CSS content
content: "\8669";
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URL encoded
%E8%99%A9
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UTF-8 bytes

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