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Folding Hand Fan Emoji

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Unicode
Code Point
U+1FAAD
1FAAD
Emoji Name
folding hand fan
Version
Date Added for Emoji
15.0September 2022
Category
Keywords
folding hand fanfanaccessory

🪭 Meaning and Explanation

🪭 depicts a folding hand fan, an accessory used to create a breeze for cooling oneself or as a decorative item. It is often associated with elegance, tradition, and warm weather.

This emoji is commonly used to represent cooling off, summer, fashion, or cultural events. It can also symbolize grace, mystery, or flirtation in certain contexts, especially in historical or theatrical settings.

It evokes a sense of relief from heat, cultural richness, and refined aesthetics.

🪭 How to Use

This emoji is commonly used in contexts related to heat, fashion, and cultural expression.

  1. To indicate feeling hot or needing to cool down:
    Use it when the weather is warm or you are feeling overheated.
  2. To represent summer or warm climates:
    It's perfect for posts about hot weather, vacations, or outdoor events.
  3. In fashion or cultural contexts:
    When discussing traditional attire, dance, or historical periods where fans were prominent accessories.
  4. To convey elegance or a subtle gesture:
    Can be used metaphorically to suggest fanning away problems or adding a touch of flair.

🪭 Cultural Background

Region Common Meaning Additional Notes or Misunderstandings
🌍 Global Cooling, summer, elegance. Widely understood as a tool for fanning oneself.
🇯🇵 East Asia Traditional art, dance, communication (in historical contexts). Deeply embedded in traditional arts and social customs.
🇪🇸 Spain Flamenco, passion, communication (historical fan language). Associated with specific dance forms and social interactions.

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