U+5F1F "弟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+5F1F "弟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "younger brother" and is a fundamental component in the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) writing systems. It is composed of a radical related to a bow or arrow and additional strokes, conveying the concept of fraternal order or sequence. Beyond its literal meaning, "弟" carries cultural significance in East Asian societies, where it often appears in terms like "弟弟" (younger brother) or in classical texts denoting respect for younger siblings. The character is also used in Japanese as "otouto" and in Korean as "je," reflecting its widespread adoption across these languages with consistent semantic roots. In Unicode, it is encoded under the CJK Unified Ideographs block, ensuring standard digital representation for modern text processing.