What 詌 means
It is glossed “mouth closed”; a disputed reading links it to disorder. The Chinese dictionaries 集韻 and 康熙字典 record 口閉, literally “mouth closed.” In 《荀子·哀公》, a chapter of the classical text 《荀子》, a disputed reading takes 詌詌 as a label for a candidate whose appointment could bring disorder.
A classical passage gives the character its setting
《荀子·哀公》 belongs to the Warring States tradition, when rival states competed for power in China. Its passage discusses how a ruler should choose officials.
A parallel passage in 《孔子家語》 (“Family Sayings of Confucius”), another classical work, uses 鉗鉗 in the corresponding place and glosses it as 亂, “disorder.” The differing forms are textual counterparts, not interchangeable spellings.
What does 詌 mean when someone sends it?
By itself, 詌 has no dependable chat meaning. It may be a rare-character lookup or a quotation cue. Ask for the surrounding passage before reading a particular mood into it.
Archaic and text-focused; a lone 詌 reads like a character lookup or quotation cue, not a familiar chat reaction.
“Mouth closed” is a dictionary gloss, not enough evidence to use 詌 as a casual command to stop talking.
Who writes 詌
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsNo dependable chat reading; it may be a rare-character lookup or quotation cue.
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1Why does 詌 show as a box?
Font coverage is the issue. A box or question mark means the selected font has no glyph for 詌; another font may display it.
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How to type or find 詌
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詌\8A4CCodes and encoding1 code points
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