U+6D44 "浄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+6D44 "浄" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that also appears in Japanese and Korean, representing the concept of "pure," "clean," or "to purify." In Japanese, it is a shinjitai (simplified) form, where it often appears in compound words such as "浄化" (jōka, meaning purification) or "清浄" (seijō, meaning cleanliness). The character is composed of the water radical (氵) on the left, suggesting liquid or washing, and the phonetic component "争" (zhēng) on the right, which contributes to its pronunciation. Its traditional variant, "淨," is more common in older texts and in Chinese, while "浄" itself is frequently seen in religious or philosophical contexts related to spiritual purity.