U+87D1 "蟑" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+87D1 "蟑" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character commonly used in the East Asian writing system to represent the word for "cockroach." This ideograph is composed of two main components: a radical on the left that signifies an insect or bug, and a phonetic element on the right that hints at its pronunciation. In modern Chinese, it is most frequently found in the compound word "蟑螂," which directly refers to the resilient and widespread household pest. The character thus serves as a specific lexical symbol within the vast CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified character set, highlighting the precise linguistic and cultural categorization of insects in these languages.