U+9F8C "龌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9F8C "龌" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys meanings related to dirtiness, narrowness, or moral baseness, often appearing in the word "龌龊" (wòchuò) which describes something filthy, sordid, or petty in nature. It is composed of the radical "齒" (teeth) on the left side, suggesting a connection to teeth or biting, and the phonetic component "屋" on the right, which hints at its pronunciation. Historically, this character has been used in classical and modern Chinese texts to depict physical uncleanliness or, more commonly, to criticize unscrupulous behavior and narrow-mindedness in human conduct. As part of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs block, it represents a standard logogram shared across multiple East Asian writing systems.