What 鞿 means
It names a horse’s mouthpiece; figuratively, it means restraint.
The mouthpiece sits at a horse’s mouth and helps guide it. In the classical Chinese poem 《离骚》, 鞿 appears beside 羁. Later lexicons distinguish 鞿 as the mouthpiece and 羁 as leather headgear; together, their horse gear can suggest constraint.
Mandarin pinyin records the reading jī, pronounced roughly like “jee” with a high, level tone. Japanese references also give the reading くつばみ for its horse-bit sense. Fonts may draw 鞿 differently; a changed shape by itself does not make it a different character.
Classical and literary; at home in quotations or historical discussion, not casual shorthand.
Sent alone, it may read as an unexplained rare character.
Who writes 鞿
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA literal horse’s mouthpiece or bridle; the tack sense comes first.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 鞿 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 鞿
- Search it as
- ji · jī · horse bit · bridle · restraint · くつばみ
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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