What 襞 means
It names a fold or pleat, especially in cloth.
The Chinese dictionary 說文解字 explains its written form through the components 衣 and 辟. 襞積 names garment pleats and decorative stitching.
A Japanese dictionary, 新撰字鏡, records it in 898–901; Japanese usage also applies it to skin folds, mountain contours, mushroom gills, and inner complexity.
Why does 襞 have different senses?
Language and compound context tell you which fold is meant.
In Japanese, ひだ is the word for a fold. 山襞 describes mountain contours, while 心の襞 uses the image for inner complexity; Chinese usage also includes clothing and organ folds.
Who writes 襞
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA fold or contour in a mountain
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2Questions people ask
1Why does 襞 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 襞
- Search it as
- hida · ひだ · heki · bì · bi · fold · crease · 襞積
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
襞\895ECodes and encoding1 code points
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