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The character 毵 (traditional 毿) is a phono-semantic compound: the upper element 参 (參) provides the pronunciation, while the lower element 毛 'hair, fur' indicates the semantic field. It describes the look of long, fine, flowing hair, feathers, or similar fibrous materials that hang down in a sweeping manner. Most often encountered in the reduplicated expression 毵毵, this character appears in literary and poetic language to conjure images of trailing willow branches, elegant bird plumage, or soft animal fur.
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