U+59C9 "姉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+59C9 "姉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that is commonly used in both Japanese and Chinese writing systems, though with different frequency and nuance. In Japanese, it primarily means "older sister" and is a standard kanji for that concept, often appearing in words like "ane" (姉, older sister) or "shimai" (姉妹, sisters). In traditional Chinese, the character is less common today but historically carried a similar meaning of an elder sister or, in some contexts, a term of respect for women. The character is composed of the radical "女" (woman) on the left and the phonetic component "市" (city) on the right, reflecting its logographic formation. Overall, U+59C9 represents a familial and social term for an older female sibling.