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坶 is a phono-semantic compound denoting a geographical location. Its left component, the earth radical 土 (tǔ), provides the semantic category of land or terrain. The right component, 母 (mǔ) meaning "mother", functions solely as a phonetic indicator for the character's pronunciation. Historically, 坶 serves as a proper noun for the ancient place name Muye. Consequently, it appears mainly in historical texts and geographical records, rather than in common usage.
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