U+831D "茝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+831D "茝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) and a Japanese kanji, historically known as a type of fragrant herb or medicinal plant, often identified with species like Angelica or silk wormwood. In classical Chinese texts, it appears in the context of poetry and philosophy, notably in the works of Qu Yuan where it symbolizes virtue and purity. The character is composed of the grass radical (艹) suggesting its botanical nature and the phonetic component 芷 (zhi), and it carries pronunciations such as "chǎi" in Mandarin and "kai" in Korean. Although considered rare in modern everyday usage, it remains significant in literary and historical studies, preserving ancient botanical associations and cultural references to fragrance and moral integrity.