U+8736 "蜶" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8736 "蜶" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that originally denotes a type of insect, specifically associated with a louse or tick, and it falls within the insect radical (虫) found in the Kangxi dictionary. This character is considered rare in modern usage, primarily appearing in classical or regional texts rather than in contemporary standard Mandarin, where it may serve as a variant or alternate form for other insect-related terms. Its structure combines the “insect” component with a phonetic element reflecting an ancient pronunciation, linking it to the broader historical development of Chinese script. As an obscure glyph, it is of interest primarily to specialists in historical linguistics, paleography, and Sinology, who study its attestation in premodern literature and dictionaries.