U+6BC0 "毀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+6BC0 "毀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) often used in Traditional Chinese and Japanese writing systems, as well as in Korea, where it carries the primary meanings of "to destroy," "to ruin," or "to break apart." This ideograph is constructed with the radical "殳" (shū, meaning a weapon or tool for striking) on the right side, which combines with the left component "臼" (jiù, a mortar) to convey the action of smashing or demolishing something. In everyday usage, it appears in words such as "毁壞" (huǐhuài, meaning destroyed or ruined) and "毀滅" (huǐmiè, meaning annihilation). Historically and culturally, the character also appears in classical texts where it describes physical ruin or moral corruption, and it remains a significant component in modern vocabulary for calamity, damage, or slander.