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桫 is a phono-semantic compound. The left radical 木 (wood/tree) places it in the botanical domain, while the right component 沙 (sand) functions as the phonetic element, giving the pronunciation suō or shā. The character operates as a bound morpheme, appearing almost solely in the term 桫椤 (suōluó), the name for a type of large, ancient tree fern. Outside this compound, 桫 carries no meaning of its own; it relies entirely on its partner to convey significance in botanical contexts.
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