U+8521 "蔡" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8521 "蔡" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character commonly used as a surname, historically associated with the ancient State of Cai during the Zhou dynasty. In addition to its use as a family name, it can refer to a type of large tortoise or carapace, and it appears in the term "cai" as a component of words related to plants, such as "cai" for vegetables or edible greens, though its most frequent modern application remains in personal and place names across East Asian cultures.