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A phono-semantic compound, 昀 combines the sun radical 日 on the left, delimiting the semantic field of light, daytime, and solar phenomena, with the phonetic element 匀 on the right indicating the pronunciation. It denotes sunlight, specifically the light radiating from the sun or the brightness of daytime. Unlike many solar-related characters that extend into abstract meanings of time or seasons, 昀 remains a descriptive literary term for sunlight. Today it appears primarily in personal names, where its associations with brightness and warmth are valued, rather than in everyday speech.
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