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橥 (zhū), simplified from 櫫, is a phono-semantic compound originally denoting a small wooden stake used as a marker or signpost. It combines the semantic radical 木 (mù, wood) on the left, indicating the material, with the phonetic component 猪 (zhū, pig) providing the sound. The character appears chiefly in the classical compound 楬橥 (jiēzhū), a formal term meaning to mark or reveal publicly, which shifted the sense from a literal peg to the act of declaring or indicating. Though archaic and specialized, 橥 retains the core meaning of revealing or marking for clear observation.
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