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frivolous; unsteady; delay
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The character 佻 is a phono-semantic compound: the left-side radical 亻 (person) marks the semantic domain of human behavior, while the right-side component 兆 supplies the pronunciation. It conveys a sense of frivolity, unsteadiness, or lack of seriousness in a person's demeanor. Historically and in modern usage, it is most often seen in compound words describing flippant, superficial, or inappropriately playful behavior, particularly in social contexts where a more grounded, dignified, or respectable attitude would normally be expected.
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