Chinese Character 趆

趆 means moving quickly or taking quick, short steps.

The Shuowen Jiezi, an early dictionary of Chinese characters, glosses 趆 as 趨也, “to move quickly.” Its analysis treats 走 as the movement component and 氐 as the sound component.

Later references describe the motion as 快走 (“quick walking”), 走貌, or 趨走貌. Another dictionary tradition also gives 窮 as a separate gloss. A Chinese character-variant dictionary records 𧺦, 𧻎, and 𧺽 as alternate written forms.

What does 趆 mean when someone sends it?

A bare 趆 could be a word or a name.

A study of a Ming-era case cites 朱華趆 as a personal name in a record dated 1603. That example shows the character can be preserved in a name; it does not establish that the name uses the movement sense.

A sentence around 趆 can show whether it is being used as a word, while a name identifies someone. If it arrives alone, ask what it refers to.

How do I type or display 趆?

Use a Chinese input method or Unicode entry, then check the result.

The Ministry of Education entry gives the Mandarin pinyin reading dì, while the Kangxi Dictionary, another Chinese reference work, lists dī, dì, and dǐ. Pinyin is a way to spell Mandarin with Latin letters; the marks show different tones, so the three forms sound roughly like “dee” with different pitch patterns.

A box or replacement shape means the current font or text viewer may not include a drawing for 趆. A font that supports the character can display it.