What 誔 means
Deceptive speech: lying or misleading words.
A 2024 entry in Taiwan’s Ministry of Education variant dictionary gives the Mandarin reading tǐng (Pinyin spelling, roughly “ting” with the pitch low then rising) as 詭言, “deceptive words.” It cites 玉篇, a Chinese character dictionary compiled around 543, and notes that 誔 is absent from 說文, an earlier Chinese character dictionary.
Other traditional dictionary glosses broaden the sense to deceiving or slighting someone (欺慢) or to deceit (詭詐). Is 誔 a variant of 誕? A 2024 entry lists it as a variant only for Mandarin dàn (Pinyin, roughly “dahn” with falling pitch); the tǐng reading is a different word.
What if someone sends just 誔?
A single character does not settle the intended reading.
In a dictionary or classical passage, the tǐng reading points to deceptive speech; in a note about 誕, the dàn reading may be intended. Check the surrounding words or ask the sender which reading they meant.
A classical dictionary word; by itself in a message, the intended reading is unclear.
For the Mandarin word for birth or birthday, use 誕; 誔 is its alternate form only in the dàn reading.
Who writes 誔
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsThe Mandarin tǐng reading: deceptive or misleading speech.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 誔 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 誔
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誔\8A94Codes and encoding1 code points
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