U+4F8D "侍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+4F8D "侍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that also appears in Japanese kanji, where it is commonly pronounced "samurai" and means "to serve" or "attendant," originally referring to a person who serves a noble or military lord. In its broader Chinese usage, it conveys the concept of waiting upon someone or serving as a retainer, often with a connotation of loyalty and duty. This ideograph is composed of the radical for "person" or "human" combined with the element for "temple," suggesting a person standing by or attending in a place of honor. In modern contexts, it remains a key character in terms like "service" (service) in Chinese and is famously associated with the samurai class in Japanese history and culture, symbolizing the ideal of devoted service.