『 』

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U+300E, 『
LEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET

[U+300D]
CJK Symbols and Punctuation
[U+300F]
U+300F, 』
RIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET

[U+300E]
CJK Symbols and Punctuation
[U+3010]
See also: 「 」, 《 》, and 〈 〉

Translingual

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Punctuation mark

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  1. Encloses a quotation in CJK languages, specifically an embedded (inner) quotation where corner brackets are the usual quotation marks.

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Chinese

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Punctuation mark

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  1. (Taiwan) Encloses an embedded (inner) quotation.
  2. (Mainland China, vertical writing) Encloses a quotation.

Usage notes

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  • With vertical text, Mainland China and Taiwan have opposite conventions of whether 「 」 or 『 』 is primary. The traditional convention has been reversed on the mainland to parallel the more common usage of outer “ ” and inner ‘ ’.

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Japanese

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Punctuation mark

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  1. Encloses an embedded quotation.

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  • 『 』 enclose an embedded (inner) quotation, within 「 」 for the outer quotation.

Korean

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Punctuation mark

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『 』

  1. Encloses the title of a book.