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囵 (lún), meaning wholeness or completeness, is a phono-semantic compound simplified from 圇. The outer radical 囗 (wéi) depicts an enclosure, suggesting a boundary or something swallowed whole, while the simplified phonetic 仑 (lún), replacing traditional 侖, indicates the pronunciation. It occurs almost exclusively in the compound 囫囵 (húlún) 'whole, intact', as in the idiom 囫囵吞枣 (swallow a date whole). The structure thus visually reinforces the idea of an undivided whole contained within.
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