U+4F8B "例" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+4F8B "例" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a logogram used in written Chinese, Japanese, and Korean that primarily means "example," "instance," or "precedent." In Chinese, it is pronounced "lì" in Mandarin and is frequently found in common compounds such as "例如" meaning "for example" and "例子" meaning "example" or "case." In Japanese, it is read as "rei" and appears in terms like "例文" (reibun, example sentence) and "例外" (reigai, exception). The character is composed of the radical "亻" (person) on the left, indicating a human element, and the phonetic component "列" (row or line) on the right, which also provides a clue to the meaning of arranging or listing examples. This character is a standard component of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs block in the Unicode standard, ensuring its consistent representation across digital systems worldwide.