What 鳖 means
鳖 names a soft-shelled turtle.
The classical Book of Rites mentions turtles in ritual contexts. Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese dictionary, records 鼈 as an older form; the classical text Mencius also uses the word.
鳖 is the simplified Chinese form corresponding to traditional 鱉. In 鳖甲, it means the shell. A 2019 study describes Taiwanese turtle farming, dietary therapy, and food culture from Japanese rule through the postwar period.
As of 2026, 鳖 is neutral for the animal; 王八 can insult a person.
As of 2026, 王八 is an insult when aimed at a person.
Who writes 鳖
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsThe soft-shelled turtle itself.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 鳖 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 鳖
- Also called
- 甲鱼 · 团鱼 · 水鱼
- Search it as
- 鳖 meaning · bie · 鳖甲 · 鱉 · 鼈
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
鳖\9CD6Codes and encoding1 code points
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