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殄 (tiǎn) is a phonosemantic compound: the radical 歹 (dǎi, 'death, decay') supplies the meaning of destruction or perishing, while 㐱 (zhěn) indicates the pronunciation. Its earliest written form was 𠂈. The character denotes extermination, extinction, or complete eradication, and classical texts frequently use it to describe the wiping out of a lineage or the annihilation of enemies.
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