U+6918 "椘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+6918 "椘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that is a variant form of the more common character 楚 (chǔ), which historically refers to a type of thorny tree or the ancient State of Chu in Chinese history. This specific glyph, recognized within the Unicode standard for East Asian scripts, carries the same meanings and pronunciations as its standard counterpart but features a slightly different graphical structure, particularly in the arrangement of its components. Its inclusion in the CJK Unified Ideographs block ensures digital representation for historical or regional texts where this variant appears, though it is less frequently encountered in modern usage compared to the standard form 楚.