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The character 嵯 is a phono-semantic compound with the mountain radical 山 on the left, providing its semantic category, and 差 (chā), meaning "difference" or "discrepancy", on the right as the phonetic component. Together, they describe the rugged, jagged appearance of mountain peaks or steep terrain. This character is most commonly used in the binomial compound 嵯峨 to depict towering, irregular rocky landscapes.
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