U+5BAA "宪" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+5BAA "宪" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character commonly used in modern Mandarin, primarily meaning "constitution," "statute," or "law." It is a simplified form of the traditional character 憲, which historically conveyed the notion of regulations or legal decrees. The character is composed of the radical 宀 (roof or shelter) and the phonetic component 先 (meaning "before" or "first"), suggesting a foundational or overarching set of rules. In contemporary usage, it appears in key terms such as 宪法 (xiànfǎ, "constitution") and 宪章 (xiànzhāng, "charter"), making it a fundamental element in legal and political discourse in Chinese-speaking communities.