U+85D8 "藘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+85D8 "藘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) and Japanese kanji used primarily in classical or specialized contexts, representing a type of plant, specifically identified as the "arrowroot" or "kudzu" (Pueraria montana var. lobata), though it is considered a variant or less common form of the more standard character 葛 (gé in Chinese, kuzu in Japanese). Its structure combines the "grass" radical (艹) with the phonetic component 爈, and it appears in ancient texts such as the Shuowen Jiezi dictionary, where it is defined as a creeping vine used historically for its fibers and medicinal properties. In modern usage, this character is rare, found mostly in historical, botanical, or scholarly writings rather than everyday communication.