U+577E "坾" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+577E "坾" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character composed of the radical for "earth" or "soil" on the left side and the phonetic component "zhu" on the right, meaning a pestle or a tool used for pounding or grinding in ancient contexts. This character is part of the CJK Unified Ideographs block in Unicode, representing a traditional logogram used in classical Chinese texts, often associated with agricultural or domestic implements. Its usage is rare in modern Chinese, where it has largely been replaced by more common characters with similar meanings.