U+61C8 "懈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+61C8 "懈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character primarily meaning "lazy," "sluggish," or "negligent," often used in words like 懈怠 (xièdài) to denote slackness or lack of diligence. It belongs to the Kangxi radical "忄" (heart) and is composed of 16 strokes, reflecting a semantic connection to emotional or mental states. In classical and modern written Chinese, this character appears in both literary and colloquial contexts, emphasizing a passive or relaxed attitude that leads to insufficient effort or care. Its usage extends to other languages adopting Chinese characters, such as Japanese (as 懈, pronounced "ke" or "kessuru") and Korean (as 게, "ge"), where it conveys similar connotations of indolence or neglect.