punct, Internet, broadly, punctuation, with no content inside
Added to the end of a message to indicate a lighthearted or joking tone.
punct, Internet, punctuation
Added to the end of a message, with short text inside, as a sort of tone indicator. (syn.) single left parentheses
回家看看（bushi）
回家看看（bushi）
ｇｏ ta ke a ｌｏｏｋ ｗｈｅｎ you ｇｅｔ ｈｏｍｅ ／ ｊ (literally, “go take a look when you get home (not really)”)
punct, punctuation
Encloses the pronunciation to a character the reader may not necessarily know.
punct, Internet, broadly, punctuation, with no content inside
Added to the end of a message, either left parenthesis only or both, used in place of ellipses …… (which can be read as indecisiveness) to imply an abrupt and intentional end to an incomplete sentence.
punct, Internet, punctuation, with no content inside
Used to censor vulgar, profane or sensitive words or characters. Compare x in Latin alphabet. A formal way to censor words in Chinese is using × instead.
punct, Internet, punctuation
Used to provide a deeper or second meaning to a phrase. Probably from Japanese 義(ぎ)訓(くん) (gikun, “invented reading”). Compare English read (“used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term”).