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晡 is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic radical 日 (sun, day) indicates the meaning, while the phonetic component 甫 supplies the pronunciation. It denotes the late afternoon, specifically the period between 3 and 5 PM in the traditional Chinese timekeeping system, and the sun radical ties this meaning to the sun's descent. The character is most often encountered in the classical compound 晡时 (būshí), which names this time interval.
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