U+7BE5 "篥" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+7BE5 "篥" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (Hanzi) used in both traditional and simplified forms, primarily representing a type of ancient bamboo pipe or reed instrument, often associated with the "bili," a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe that was historically played in Chinese court and folk music. In modern usage, it is most commonly encountered as a component in the word "筚篥" (bìlì), referring to this specific instrument, and its structure combines the bamboo radical (⺮) with the phonetic component "栗" (lì). The character is classified under the CJK Unified Ideographs block in Unicode, with a standard four-corner encoding and a unicode radical index of 118, reflecting its roots in ancient Chinese musical culture.