U+2EE4 "⻤" CJK Radical Ghost Unicode Character

U+2EE4 "⻤" CJK Radical Ghost is the Kangxi radical for "ghost" or "demon," used as a foundational component in Chinese and other CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) characters where it typically appears on the left side of a compound character. It represents the conceptual core of words related to spirits, supernatural beings, or eerie phenomena, and its form is derived from ancient seal script, where it depicted a figure with a large head and dangling limbs, symbolizing a ghostly entity. In Unicode, this radical belongs to the CJK Radicals Supplement block and serves to index and organize characters in dictionaries, connecting entries like "魅" (charm or bewitch) and "魂" (soul) back to the ghostly essence of this radical.