U+87D8 "蟘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+87D8 "蟘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare Chinese character that historically referred to a type of insect or pest, specifically mentioned in ancient texts as a grain-eating insect or a locust-like creature that damages crops. This character, composed of the radical for insect or worm on the left and a phonetic component on the right, is not commonly used in modern Chinese or Japanese writing but appears in classical literature and historical lexicons. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and linguists can accurately represent and preserve this obscure ideograph in digital texts, maintaining access to the full breadth of Chinese script heritage.