U+7841 "硁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+7841 "硁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily appears in classical texts, pronounced "kēng" in Mandarin and carrying meanings associated with the sound of striking or pounding stones, or the firmness and stubbornness of stone. This ideograph is composed of the radical for "stone" (石) and a phonetic component, and it is notably used in the Confucian classic *Analects* in the phrase "硁硁然小人哉" to describe a person who is obstinate and petty, clinging rigidly to narrow views. In modern usage, it is rarely used in everyday writing but may appear in literary or historical contexts, especially when referencing ancient Chinese philosophy or describing a resolute, though sometimes inflexible, character.