What 謯 means
Use a Chinese pinyin keyboard or a Unicode-hex editor. A Chinese input method turns key sequences into characters. Try jiē, zhā, zhǎ, or zǔ as pinyin input strings; dictionaries list several readings, so one spelling may not find 謯. Cangjie and Wubi are other Chinese input systems; their listed codes are YRYPM and YHAG. In an editor with Unicode hex input, enter U8B2F; the keystroke depends on the editor.
What does 謯 mean?
Historical dictionaries record several senses for 謯. These include “chant,” a scolding manner, and a “foolish” sense noted in regional Chinese speech from Guangxin and Suzhou. The early Chinese character dictionary Shuowen Jiezi analyzes it with 言 as its speech-related part and 虘 as its sound part; 虘 belongs to a wider character family built around 且 as a sound element. Early written examples occur in Chu and Qin bamboo-slip manuscripts—texts written on strips of bamboo—before that dictionary. Chinese lexicons also list 謯 as a variant of 詛, a character meaning “to curse.”
Who writes 謯
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Questions people ask
2Why does 謯 look different across fonts?
Different CJK fonts can draw the same character differently. If a font lacks 謯, fallback may supply a different glyph or display a missing-character box; the encoded character remains 謯.
What does 謯 mean if someone sends it alone?
The character has several historical dictionary senses, so the message alone does not point to one clear intent. Ask the sender what they meant.
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How to type or find 謯
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- 謯 meaning · type 謯 · jiē · zhā · zhǎ · zǔ · 詛 · 謯訝
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
謯\8B2FCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.