U+9C7A "鱺" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9C7A "鱺" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily refers to the eel, specifically the Japanese eel or a similar elongated fish, and it is pronounced as "lí" in Mandarin or "lei4" in Cantonese. This character belongs to the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) Unified Ideographs block and is composed of the radical for fish (魚) combined with the phonetic component "麗", reflecting its semantic and sound elements. In classical Chinese texts, it sometimes appears in compound terms describing aquatic life or in historical contexts related to fishing and cuisine, though it is less common in modern simplified Chinese, where the character 鳗 is typically used for eel. The glyph structure features the left-hand fish radical and a more complex right side with multiple strokes, making it distinct in calligraphy and digital typography.