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The character 垤 is structured with the earth radical 土 on the left and the component 至 on the right, forming a phono-semantic compound where 土 denotes its association with soil and 至 contributes both sound and a sense of culmination or prominence, thus conveying the idea of an accumulated earth formation. Etymologically, this combination yields the specific meaning of a small mound or anthill, a definition documented in classical Chinese texts where it describes minor elevations in the landscape. Over centuries, its usage has consistently pointed to this narrow topographic feature, with no significant expansion or shift in its semantic scope.
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