U+8286 "芆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8286 "芆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rarely used Chinese character composed of the grass radical (艹) on top and the phonetic component "义" below. It is traditionally pronounced as "chai" in Mandarin and generally refers to a type of medicinal herb or plant. This ideograph is part of the larger CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified character set, which standardizes East Asian logographic scripts for digital communication. While not common in modern everyday writing, "芆" appears in some classical Chinese texts and dictionaries, reflecting its historical usage in botanical and medical contexts.