U+820C "舌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+820C "舌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a logogram representing the concept of "tongue" in multiple East Asian languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It is composed of two main radicals: the top radical 千 (a variant of 舌 itself) and the bottom radical 口, which means "mouth," visually depicting the organ as something that extends from or functions within the oral cavity. In classical Chinese etymology, the character is often used in compounds related to speech, taste, and licking, and it appears frequently in idioms like "唇枪舌剑" (lips like spears and tongue like swords) to describe sharp verbal exchanges. As part of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) Unified Ideographs block, it has been standardized across digital systems to ensure consistent representation of this common character.