U+8B74 "譴" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+8B74 "譴" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that corresponds to the simplified form "谴" and carries the core meaning of "to reprimand," "to blame," or "to admonish," often in a formal or severe context. In Classical Chinese and modern literary usage, it appears in words like "譴責" meaning "to condemn" or "to censure," and it is also used in historical contexts such as "天譴" or "divine punishment," reflecting a sense of moral or heavenly retribution. This character belongs to the Kangxi radical 149 (言, meaning "speech") and has 20 strokes, and its phonetic component is 遣 (qiǎn), which contributes to its pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese. As part of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs block, it is recognized across several East Asian writing systems, though its usage and connotation may vary slightly between languages, notably appearing in Japanese as 譴 (けん, ken) in compounds like "譴責" (kenseki) meaning "reprimand."