U+876F "蝯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+876F "蝯" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that historically refers to a type of mythical or colossal ape or monkey, often depicted in classical literature and folklore. Composed of the insect radical 虫 (chóng) and the phonetic component 爰 (yuán), it appears in ancient texts such as the Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), where it describes a creature resembling a large, long-armed primate. In modern usage, this character is rare and primarily encountered in scholarly or historical contexts related to Chinese mythology or paleography rather than everyday language.