U+87CF "蟏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+87CF "蟏" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a type of spider, specifically referring to a long-legged spider or a harvestman, often associated with the term "蟏蛸" (xiaoshao), which denotes a spider species known for weaving delicate webs. It belongs to the insect radical 虫 (chong, meaning "bug" or "creature") and has a total of 17 strokes, with its compound structure combining the radical with the phonetic component "肖" (xiao). This character is primarily used in classical or literary Chinese contexts rather than in modern everyday language, where more common terms like "蜘蛛" (zhizhu) are preferred for "spider."