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The character 忭 (biàn) is formed as a phono-semantic compound: the left side is the semantic radical 忄, which is the vertical form of the heart radical 心 and indicates an emotion or psychological state; the right side is the phonetic component 卞 (biàn). Since the heart radical inherently points to internal feelings, the character expresses an emotional meaning: extreme joy or delight. It is used almost exclusively in formal or classical writing to convey profound gladness, and it has no extended or unrelated senses.
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