U+763F "瘿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+763F "瘿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character traditionally defined as a goiter or swelling of the neck, specifically referring to an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, and it is also used in modern medical terminology for a cyst or tumor-like growth. In botanical contexts, it can denote a gall or excrescence on plants, such as those caused by insects or disease. The character combines the radical for illness or disease (疒) with the phonetic component 婴 (yīng), reflecting its association with pathological growths. Its usage appears in classical Chinese medical texts and continues in contemporary discussions of thyroid disorders and plant pathology.