U+81AD "膭" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+81AD "膭" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare and complex Chinese character that primarily appears in classical or historical texts, where it traditionally denotes a swollen or enlarged condition, often referring to a goiter or an abnormal growth on the body, or less commonly a type of sacrificial vessel in ancient ritual contexts. Its structure combines the radical for meat or flesh "月" with a phonetic component "鬼" (ghost or spirit), reflecting its semantic roots in physical ailments associated with spiritual or mysterious causes. This character is seldom used in modern Chinese or Japanese writing, making it of interest primarily to scholars of classical literature, paleography, or specialized lexicography.