U+7F8E "美" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+7F8E "美" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a widely used logogram in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean that primarily conveys the meaning of "beauty," "beautiful," or "aesthetic." It is composed of two main components: the top part representing a sheep or goat, which in ancient Chinese culture was a symbol of auspiciousness and goodness, and the bottom part representing "big" or "great," together suggesting the idea that something large or grand in a positive or pleasing way is beautiful. This character appears in common words such as 美好 (měihǎo) meaning "beautiful" or "fine," 美国 (Měiguó) meaning "America," and 美食 (měishí) meaning "delicious food." Its presence across multiple East Asian languages and its deep cultural associations with harmony, virtue, and sensory pleasure make it a fundamental and positive symbol in written communication.