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The character 樯 (traditional form 檣) is a specialized nautical term for a ship's mast. As a phono-semantic compound, its semantic radical 木 (wood) indicates the primary material of historical masts, while the component 啬 (simplified) / 嗇 (traditional) provides the pronunciation. This term is common in classical poetry and maritime literature, where it often stands for the entire vessel by synecdoche.