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The character 侔 is a phono-semantic compound with the person radical 亻 on the left, indicating a semantic link to human relations or comparative states. The right component, 牟, serves purely as the phonetic element, giving the pronunciation "mou". Its core meaning is to be fully equal or perfectly comparable, denoting a state where two entities, whether individuals, forces, or qualities, match in status, power, or nature without dominance. This character often appears in classical texts to express precise equivalence.
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