U+7057 "灗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+7057 "灗" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and highly specialized Chinese character that appears in historical or technical contexts rather than everyday modern use. Its radical is the "water" radical (氵), and it is primarily known as a variant form of the character for "lard" or "animal fat," often referring specifically to rendered grease or oil used in cooking. In classical texts and some dialects, this character can denote the process of frying or sautéing with such fat, but it remains obscure in mainstream Chinese script, where the more common character "臘" or "脂" is typically employed. The character's complexity and rarity make it a point of interest for scholars of historical Chinese calligraphy and epigraphy.