《 》

《 U+300A, 《
LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET
← 〉
[U+3009] 		CJK Symbols and Punctuation 》 →
[U+300B]
》 U+300B, 》
RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET
← 《
[U+300A] 		CJK Symbols and Punctuation 「 →
[U+300C]

Chinese

Alternative forms
  • ﹏

Etymology

From Russian « », circa 1950s.[1]

Punctuation mark

《 》

  1. Encloses titles of books.
    《狂人日記》／《狂人日记》  ―  “Kuángrén Rìjì”  ―  Diary of a Madman
  2. (Internet slang) Encloses a text expressing something that is complained to be so "skilled" of the doer that can be written into a book named so. And derivedly, encloses a thing said by one which is thought to be ridiculous.
    《關於加個書名號就能成為輕小說這件事》 [MSC, trad.]
    《关于加个书名号就能成为轻小说这件事》 [MSC, simp.]
    “Guānyú Jiā Ge Shūmínghào Jiù Néng Chéngwéi Qīngxiǎoshuō Zhè Jiàn Shì” [Pinyin]
    About That It Can Be Made Into a Light Novel by Adding Book Title Marks to

See also

References
  1. Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧) (2021 September 29) “How China Adopted Western Punctuation”, in The World of Chinese‎
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