U+89CB "觋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+89CB "觋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character pronounced as "xí" in Mandarin, which historically refers to a male shaman or spirit medium, particularly one who practices divination and communicates with spirits in Chinese folk religion. In classical texts, it is often paired with the female shaman character "巫" (wū), creating a distinction between male and female practitioners of such mystical arts. This character is composed of the radical "见" (jiàn, meaning "to see" or "to perceive") and the phonetic component "㐅" (xí), though its modern usage is rare, appearing mostly in historical or literary contexts rather than everyday language.