U+7126 "焦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+7126 "焦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "burnt," "scorched," or "charred," and is often used to describe something that has been overexposed to heat or fire. This character can also convey the abstract sense of anxiety or worry, as in the common compound "焦慮" (anxiety), reflecting a state of being "burned up" internally by stress. Additionally, it appears in terms like "焦點" (focus), where it metaphorically represents the central point of convergence, much like heat concentrates at a focal point. Composed of the radical 火 (fire) over the character 隹 (a short-tailed bird), the ideograph visually evokes a bird being roasted by flames, which directly aligns with its core meaning of burning or being damaged by fire.