U+8B77 "護" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+8B77 "護" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character meaning "to protect," "to guard," or "to defend," and it is used across multiple East Asian languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. In Chinese, it is pronounced "hù" and appears in common words such as "保護" (bǎohù), meaning protection. In Japanese, it is read as "go" or "mamoru" and is a key component in terms like "保護" (hogo), also meaning protection. This character is composed of the radical "言" (speech) on the left and the phonetic component "蒦" on the right, reflecting its original sense of verbal or active defense. Its deep cultural significance lies in concepts of guardianship and care, appearing in contexts from personal safety to national security across East Asian texts and traditions.