U+9523 "锣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9523 "锣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a traditional percussion instrument known as the gong or flat bronze drum. Commonly used in East Asian cultural contexts, this ideograph appears in both simplified and traditional Chinese writing systems, where it refers specifically to a struck metal disc that produces a resonant, crashing sound, often employed in orchestras, festivals, and theatrical performances. Its structure combines the metal radical "钅" with the phonetic component "罗," indicating both its material and pronunciation in Mandarin as "luó."