Chinese character 踳

It means going against the expected path or order.

In a classical passage, 踳 works as a verb or adjective for opposition, deviation, or disorder.

The Han-era 《说文》, an early Chinese character dictionary, records it in small-seal script, an early style of Chinese writing. A Ming-era commentary attributes an explanation of its form to the writer Yang Xiong: the foot-related component 足 contributes meaning, while 春, meaning “spring,” hints at the sound. The account connects 踳 with 舛, a character for going against the proper way.

What does 踳 mean in a compound?

It can mean disorder, contradiction, or opposition.

The classical compound 踳驳 means mixed or inconsistent; dictionaries also gloss it as contradictory, with literary examples about writing or arguments that do not agree. In 踳逆, it means going against an order or relationship.

The compounds keep the same core idea but point it at different things: one describes a departure from a norm; the other describes parts that clash.

Should you send 踳 by itself?

Usually no; give it a compound or sentence.

Without a surrounding phrase, a reader cannot tell which sense is intended. If someone sends it to you, ask what passage or compound it comes from; if you quote it, explain the sense in plain language.