U+8980 "覀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8980 "覀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the radical for "west" (西) in a simplified or variant form, often used as a component in other complex characters rather than as a standalone word. Its structure consists of two horizontal strokes and two small vertical or hook-like elements inward, resembling a stylized enclosure. In standard Chinese, this glyph is less common than the full form 西, but it appears in historical or calligraphic texts as a shorthand symbol for the concept of western direction or the element of metal in the Five Elements system.