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揞 is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 扌 ('hand') signals a manual action, while the right component 音 provides the pronunciation. It primarily means covering something with the hand or fingers, often to hide, conceal, or press down. Over time, the usage broadened to medical contexts like applying pressure to a wound or rubbing medicine into the skin, and more generally, obscuring things from view with the hands.
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