U+8460 "葠" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8460 "葠" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character with a rich historical and botanical significance, typically read as "shēn" in modern Mandarin. It is a radical 140 plant (艹) character that primarily refers to a perennial herbaceous plant, specifically the ginseng or similar medicinal roots, often associated with traditional East Asian herbal medicine for its restorative properties. The character is composed of the grass radical atop a phonetic component suggesting immersion or depth, reflecting the plant's cultural reputation for growing deep roots and its value in remedies for vitality. While less common in everyday modern usage, it appears in classical texts, historical herbals, and specialized terminology related to Chinese medicine and botany.