Han character 釽

In older Chinese writing, 釽 names acts like splitting and cutting; one sword passage uses it for a blade’s flowing pattern. Its records also include regional woodworking. By itself, the character leaves the intended sense open, so context matters.

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What 釽 means

It can mean split, cut, break, or a sword blade’s rippling pattern.

A later “new appendix” entry attached to the Shuowen Jiezi, a classical Chinese dictionary, glosses 釽 as “to split” and analyzes its parts as metal and claw.

An early Chinese book on regional speech records it as a term for carving or shaping wood in the ancient Chinese regions of Jin–Zhao and Liang–Yi. A Han text uses it for breaking apart disorder; a classical sword passage uses it for a blade’s rippling pattern.

How do I type 釽?

Use Unicode hex input if your text input method lacks it.

If your input method editor (IME) does not offer it, use these desktop methods documented as of 2026-09-12: Windows Word/Outlook accepts 91FD then AltX; macOS needs Unicode Hex Input plus Option; GTK Linux uses CtrlShiftu, 91fd, then Space or Enter. If it appears as a box, the selected font may lack a drawing for it: Unicode identifies the character, while the font supplies its visible shape.

Classical and specialized; its recorded uses read like dictionary or literary language rather than everyday prose.

Alone, its historical senses do not tell readers which meaning you intend; add context.