What 釲 means
釲 can mean metal or ore, or an arrowhead’s tang.
Historical Chinese dictionaries use 釲 for metal or ore, and for an arrowhead’s tang: the metal part fitted inside its shaft. Another gloss points to raw copper or iron.
The record is dictionary-based. Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionary says 釲 does not appear in 說文, an early Chinese character dictionary, and cites 玉篇 and 集韻. 玉篇, a dictionary of Chinese characters compiled during the Liang dynasty, dates to around 543; that gives an attestation by then, not the character’s origin date.
What does 釲 mean in a message?
Without context, 釲 has no safe standalone reading.
Use the surrounding text: a metal list supports a metal gloss, and an arrow-making passage supports the arrowhead sense. A Buddhist scripture catalogue dated 1785 records a preface titled 高佑釲序, where 釲 appears within the name 高佑釲.
Specialist and historical; a standalone 釲 needs its source or surrounding text.
If it arrives alone, ask for context instead of assigning it a modern slang reading.
Who writes 釲
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsThe metal tang fitted into the arrow shaft.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
2Why does 釲 show as a box?
Yes, it can. As of 2026, encoding records the character, but the active font still needs a drawing for it; missing font support can make it appear as a box.
Why doesn’t pinyin sì always find 釲?
It may not. As of 2026, Chinese input methods vary in which rare characters they include and how they rank candidates. Try hexadecimal entry or a character viewer when 釲 is missing.
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How to type or find 釲
- Also called
- sì · si4
- Search it as
- 釲 · 鈻 · 𨥈 · arrowhead tang · raw copper or iron · rare metal character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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