。。。

Chinese

Etymology

The ideographical full stop (。) repeated thrice. Compare the ellipses (…… and ...).

Punctuation mark

。。。

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, by itself) Indicates speechlessness or helplessness.
  2. (Internet slang, text messaging, placed in place of commas, periods, question marks etc.) Softens the tone of the sentence.

Japanese

Etymology

The ideographical full stop (。) repeated thrice. Compare the ellipsis (...).

Punctuation mark

。。。

  1. Indicates a pause.
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