U+673F "朿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+673F "朿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as a component or radical in more complex logographs, rather than as a standalone common word in modern usage. Its core meaning relates to a thorn, a prickle, or the concept of piercing or stabbing, which is reflected in its depiction of a tree or plant with sharp spikes. Historically, this character serves as the phonetic and semantic building block for other characters like "刺" (cì), meaning thorn or to stab, and "棗" (zǎo), meaning jujube or Chinese date. In classical texts or calligraphy, "朿" might appear independently with these associations, but in contemporary standard Chinese, it is rarely used alone and is instead recognized by scholars and linguists for its structural role in the writing system.