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The character 唼 is an onomatopoeic phono-semantic compound formed from the mouth radical 口 and the phonetic 妾. Because the 口 radical generally relates to the mouth, it here establishes that the character denotes a vocal or feeding sound. The component 妾 independently means 'concubine' but functions strictly as a pronunciation guide, contributing nothing to the meaning. Historically, 唼 has been used to capture the splashing or snapping of waterfowl (ducks, geese) or fish while feeding at the water's surface.
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