Chinese character 𪑯

𪑯 is glossed as “black” in Chinese dictionaries; its Mandarin dictionary reading is lèi. The Kangxi Dictionary, a Chinese dictionary published in 1716, cites the Yupian, an earlier Chinese dictionary compiled around 543, for that gloss; a Ming dynasty account also writes Yu Lei, a gate guardian, as 𪓉𪑯. Classical Chinese accounts pair Yu Lei with Shen Tu as spirits who restrain harmful ghosts.