U+597B "奻" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+597B "奻" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and ancient Chinese character composed of two instances of the radical for "woman" (女) placed side by side, and its traditional meaning conveys the notion of a quarrel or dispute between women, often interpreted as contentiousness or argument. Though historically attested in classical Chinese texts such as the Shuowen Jiezi, where it is defined as a "dispute" or "to wrangle," this character is seldom used in modern Standard Chinese, having largely been supplanted by other terms for conflict. Its depiction of two women facing each other has occasionally been subject to outdated and sexist interpretations, but its core lexicographic function remains tied to the idea of interpersonal discord. As a glyph, it showcases the CJK block's capacity for semantic composition through reduplication of basic radicals.