U+79AB "禫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+79AB "禫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a specific Confucian ritual, referring to the final, elaborate mourning ceremony held at the end of the traditional 27-month period of mourning for a parent, after which the mourner returns to normal life and removes all mourning garments. This character is composed of the semantic radical 礻 (shì), which relates to spirits or worship, and the phonetic component 覃 (tán), which contributes to its pronunciation. In classical texts, such as the Book of Rites, "禫" signifies a solemn rite of purification and transition, marking the official conclusion of the deepest filial piety obligations. While now less commonly used in modern daily language, it remains an important term in historical, literary, and ritual studies within Chinese culture.