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戗, the simplified form of traditional 戧, is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component 仓 (a simplification of 倉) provides the pronunciation, while the right-side radical 戈 ('halberd') suggests conflict, opposition, or striking against something. Depending on context, the character can mean to prop up and support something, or to contradict, clash, and move in an opposing direction. Simplification changed only the left phonetic, leaving 戈 intact to preserve the clear visual link to resistance and physical engagement.
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