U+6363 "捣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+6363 "捣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to pound," "to beat," or "to smash," often used in the context of physically crushing or mixing ingredients, such as in cooking or medicine preparation. It also carries figurative meanings like "to disrupt" or "to cause trouble," appearing in words such as "捣乱" meaning "to disturb" or "make trouble." This character is composed of the radical 扌 (hand) on the left, indicating an action involving the hand, and the phonetic component 岛 (dǎo) on the right, which hints at its pronunciation.