U+9C9B "鲛" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9C9B "鲛" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that primarily denotes a mythological or legendary creature, specifically a "shark" or "dragon-like fish," often referred to as a "shark" in modern usage but with deeper connotations in classical texts. In ancient Chinese lore, the "鲛" was believed to be a type of aquatic dragon or sea monster capable of shedding tears that turn into pearls, a motif that appears in poetry and folklore. This character is composed of the radical for "fish" on the left and the phonetic component "交" on the right, reflecting its semantic and phonetic structure within the CJK unified ideographs block. Its usage spans historical literature, where it sometimes symbolizes mystery or peril of the sea, and in contemporary contexts, it specifically identifies sharks in marine biology.