U+8489 "蒉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8489 "蒉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character traditionally pronounced "kuì" in Mandarin, primarily used to denote a type of ancient basket or container woven from rushes or bamboo, often employed for holding earth or grain in classical contexts. It appears in historical texts such as the Analects of Confucius, where it symbolizes simplicity and humble living, and its modern usage is largely confined to literary or scholarly references rather than everyday language. As part of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs block, this character is also recognized in some extended character sets for East Asian typography. The radical of "蒉" is the grass radical (艹), and it is composed of 14 total strokes.