U+853A "蔺" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+853A "蔺" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily refers to a type of plant, specifically the jasmine or a kind of rush used for weaving mats, and it also serves as a surname. In modern usage, it is most famously associated with the historical figure Lin Xiangru, a prominent statesman from the Warring States period in ancient China. The character is composed of the grass radical on top and the phonetic component "閵" below, reflecting its botanical meaning. It is defined in the Unicode standard as a CJK unified ideograph, falling within the range of characters used for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, though its usage is predominantly in Chinese texts.