U+5E87 "庇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+5E87 "庇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese and Japanese kanji character that primarily conveys the concepts of shelter, protection, or shading from outside elements. It is composed of the radical 广 (representing a building or shelter) as its left component, combined with the element 比 (which originally depicted two persons side by side), suggesting an idea of closeness or covering. In modern usage, it appears in words such as "庇护" (bìhù, meaning to give shelter or to patronize) and "庇佑" (bìyòu, meaning to bless or protect), often carrying a sense of guardian care or refuge. This character is pronounced as "bì" in Mandarin Chinese and "hi" in Japanese on'yomi readings, and it plays a functional role in both literary and everyday vocabulary across East Asian languages that employ CJK characters.