U+655D "敝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+655D "敝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that predominantly conveys meanings of weariness, shabbiness, or destruction, often associated with objects that are worn out or in a state of disrepair, as seen in words such as 敝衣 (worn clothing) or 敝帚 (a worn-out broom). It also carries a humble connotation when used in self deprecating expressions, like 敝校 (my humble school). The character is composed of the radical 攴 (or 攵, meaning "to strike" or "action") on the right, suggesting a sense of breaking or damage, combined with a simplified form of 敝 on the left, which originally depicted a damaged cloth or garment. In historical contexts, it was used in classical Chinese to denote decline or ruin, and it remains a common component in modern Chinese and Japanese writing systems for related semanto phonetic compounds.