U+9CC6 "鳆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9CC6 "鳆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in East Asian written languages, primarily meaning "abalone" or a type of marine mollusk. In traditional Chinese contexts, it often refers to the dried abalone used in culinary dishes or as a medicinal ingredient, while in Japanese it can also denote the "oyster" or shellfish broadly. This character belongs to the fish radical (鱼) and is historically associated with seafood and coastal cultures, appearing in classical texts and modern usage in menus or biological references. Its structure combines the radical for fish with a phonetic component, reflecting typical formation patterns in the Chinese writing system.