U+5414 "吔" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+5414 "吔" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character primarily used in Cantonese and other southern Chinese dialects, where it functions as a colloquial interjection or verb meaning "to eat" in a rough or emphatic way, similar to saying "chow down" or "gobble" in English. It is composed of the radical for "mouth" (口) on the left and the phonetic component "也" (ye) on the right, indicating its pronunciation. In modern usage, especially in informal writing and online slang, "吔" often appears in expressions like "吔屎" (eat shit) as a vulgar insult, though it can also simply denote eating in a casual or aggressive tone. This character is not commonly used in formal Mandarin but remains recognizable in Cantonese media and texts.