U+9E26 "鸦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9E26 "鸦" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a crow or raven, commonly used in both traditional and simplified Chinese scripts. This ideograph consists of the radical for bird on the left side and a phonetic component on the right, reflecting its meaning as a type of dark-feathered bird often associated with intelligence and adaptability in East Asian cultures. In literary and cultural contexts, "鸦" appears in classical poetry and idioms, such as the phrase "鸦雀无声" meaning dead silent, and it also features in compound words like "乌鸦" for crow. Its standardized inclusion in the Unicode CJK Unified Ideographs block ensures compatibility across digital platforms for writing and displaying Chinese text.