Chinese character 譺

It can mean halting speech, teasing, or solemn attention.

譺 is a rare literary Chinese character. Its early dictionary senses include stammering or foolish speech and teasing; a separate reading carries a quiet, reverent sense. The Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese character dictionary from the Eastern Han, links 言 (speech) to the meaning and 疑 to the sound, glossing 譺 with 騃, a word for foolish or halting speech.

In a Han-era passage of the Shiji, an early Chinese history, 譺然 describes someone fasting and waiting in a divination ritual as if a messenger were on the way. Here 然 turns 譺 into a phrase describing manner.

How do I type 譺?

Try its Mandarin readings in a Chinese input method.

Chinese input method editors (IMEs)—software for entering Chinese text—may list 譺 under its Mandarin readings in pinyin, the Latin-letter spelling system used for Mandarin: yè, nǐ, or yí. If one spelling brings no result, try another; handwriting, stroke, or radical search can help with a rare character.

Why does 譺 show as a square?

The font may not contain this character.

When a font lacks 譺, software may show an empty box, a question mark, blank space, or a fallback glyph. That changes how the text looks, not which character it contains. A font with broad CJK coverage or a working fallback can display it.