Chinese

Punctuation mark

。。。

1. (Internet, text messaging, by itself) Indicates speechlessness or helplessness.
2. (Internet, 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.