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傥 is a phono-semantic compound: the 亻 (human) radical marks it as a human trait, behavior, or state of mind, while 党 indicates the sound. It appears most often in the compound 倜傥 (tì tǎng), which describes someone free-spirited, unconstrained by convention, and exceptionally talented or unconventional. The traditional form 儻 uses the full phonetic 黨, which contains the 黑 (black) radical at its base. The human radical underscores that this unrestrained, magnanimous quality is a personal characteristic, not a physical phenomenon.
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