What 騮 means
It names a reddish horse with a dark mane and tail.
In classical Chinese, 騮 is a specific horse-coat term, distinct from 馬, the general word for horse. The early Chinese character dictionary 《说文解字》 (Shuowen Jiezi), compiled around 121 CE, records the red body and dark mane-and-tail pattern.
Why does 騮 appear in 驊騮?
It turns a coat term into a famed steed's name.
In 驊騮, the second character identifies the horse's coat; the full compound names a famed red steed. The classical Chinese text 《庄子》 groups 騏驥驊騮 as exceptional horses. During the Tang dynasty, Du Fu used 驊騮 as praise for outstanding talent.
What does 騮 mean when someone sends it?
Read it as a literary horse reference.
If someone sends 騮 alone, the character gives you a precise horse-coat term but little conversational context. The praise reading belongs to a literary use such as 驊騮.
Literary and specialist; a lone 騮 in casual chat leaves its intended reference unclear.
Alone, 騮 names a coat pattern; talent praise depends on a literary context such as 驊騮.
Who writes 騮
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA specific horse-coat term: reddish body, dark mane and tail.
Don't confuse it with
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2Questions people ask
1Does a square box mean 騮 has another reading?
No. A square box usually means the font cannot display 騮; it is a display issue, not another reading.
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- Also called
- 骝 · 駵 · 驑
- Search it as
- 騮 meaning · 驊騮 · 骅骝 · liu · liú
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
騮\9A2ECodes and encoding1 code points
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