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仫 (mù) is a phono-semantic compound used almost exclusively to transcribe the name of the Mulao (仫佬) ethnic group in southern China. Its left component is the person radical 亻 (rén), indicating a human or group category, while the right component 么 (me/mó/mù) provides the phonetic value. Lacking independent meaning outside this proper noun, 仫 functions as a dedicated sociolinguistic marker within China's ethnic classification system.