U+86EA "蛪" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+86EA "蛪" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare Chinese character that traditionally refers to a type of insect or parasitic worm, often associated with the concept of a "tick" or a small arthropod that feeds on blood, though its usage in modern language is extremely limited and it appears primarily in classical or specialized texts. It is composed of the radical "虫" (insect) on the left, indicating its connection to bugs or creatures, and the phonetic component "㓞" on the right, which provides a hint at its pronunciation, typically read as "qiè" in Mandarin. Due to its obscurity, the character is not commonly found in everyday Chinese writing but may appear in historical dictionaries or scholarly discussions of ancient Chinese vocabulary.