U+9983 "馃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9983 "馃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in written Chinese, primarily representing a type of traditional pastry or snack known as "guǒ" or "guo," often referring to a fried or baked cake made from grain-based dough. It appears in classical and modern contexts for foods like sesame seed cakes or fried pastries, and is part of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideograph block, which standardizes characters shared across these writing systems. While less common in everyday simplified Chinese, it remains recognized in culinary terms and historical texts, contributing to the rich lexicon of East Asian food culture.