U+8303 "范" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+8303 "范" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character commonly used in modern and classical texts, where it primarily denotes a mold, pattern, or model, as in the sense of a template or example. It also carries the meaning of a boundary or limitation, as seen in the word "范围" meaning "scope" or "range," and is frequently employed as a surname in Chinese culture. Originally derived from the combination of a plant radical and a phonetic component, its semantic field extends to concepts of regulation and rule, reflecting its use in terms like "规范" for "standard" or "norm." In Unicode encoding, it belongs to the CJK Unified Ideographs block, representing a standard character shared across Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems with consistent core meanings.