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Jiong
Jiong () is a once obscure Chinese character meaning a "patterned window". Since 2008, it has become an internet phenomenon and widely used to express embarrassment and wikt:gloom, gloom, because of the character's resemblance to a sad facial expression. Original meanings # Window, according to Xu Shen's 2nd-century dictionary ''Shuowen Jiezi'': “窻牖麗廔闓明” (an open and light window). # Granary. 米囧 means “put the new rice into a granary”. # Sacrificial place. Based on Rites of Zhou, Chouli. # Toponym. Internet emoticon The character for ''jiong'' is nowadays more widely used on the Internet as an Emoticon#Chinese ideographic, ideographic emoticon representing a range of moods, as it resembles a person's face. It is commonly used to express ideas or feelings such as annoyance, shock, embarrassment, awkwardness, etc. The use of ''jiong'' as an emoticon can be traced to 2005 or earlier; it was referenced on 20 January 2005 in a Chinese-language article on Emo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiong Seal Clerical
Jiong () is a once obscure Chinese character meaning a "patterned window". Since 2008, it has become an internet phenomenon and widely used to express embarrassment and wikt:gloom, gloom, because of the character's resemblance to a sad facial expression. Original meanings # Window, according to Xu Shen's 2nd-century dictionary ''Shuowen Jiezi'': “窻牖麗廔闓明” (an open and light window). # Granary. 米囧 means “put the new rice into a granary”. # Sacrificial place. Based on Rites of Zhou, Chouli. # Toponym. Internet emoticon The character for ''jiong'' is nowadays more widely used on the Internet as an Emoticon#Chinese ideographic, ideographic emoticon representing a range of moods, as it resembles a person's face. It is commonly used to express ideas or feelings such as annoyance, shock, embarrassment, awkwardness, etc. The use of ''jiong'' as an emoticon can be traced to 2005 or earlier; it was referenced on 20 January 2005 in a Chinese-language article on Emo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
