卼

Denotes instability and the resulting danger caused by a lack of firm foundation or balance. This range includes physical shaking, trembling, or wobbling (referring to human frailty or structural instability) as well as abstract precariousness, such as a "tottering" political or moral position.

Functions as an adjective describing a quality or as a stative verb meaning "to waver," "to tremble," or "to be precarious."

Unlike more common terms for danger (such as 危), this glyph specifically evokes the physical sensation of instability.

Due to the rarity of the glyph, translators should remain alert to the possibility of it being a scribal variant for a more common character of similar shape, though the distinction is typically intentional.