U+766E "癮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+766E "癮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that primarily means "addiction" or "habit," often carrying a negative connotation related to compulsive behaviors such as drug use, gambling, or other dependencies. It is composed of the radical "疒" (illness) on the left, indicating a pathological condition, and the phonetic component "隱" (hidden or concealed) on the right, suggesting something insidious or deep seated. This character is used in modern Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts to represent the concept of being hooked or dependent on a substance or activity, appearing in terms like "毒癮" (drug addiction) in Chinese or "禁断症状" in Japanese contexts. Its structure visually links physical or mental illness to something hidden within, reflecting the pervasive and often hidden nature of addiction itself.