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毽 is a phono-semantic compound character denoting a shuttlecock, the object kicked in a traditional East Asian game. Its semantic radical 毛 (máo, 'hair' or 'feathers') indicates the feather material used to make the shuttlecock's flight, while the phonetic component 建 (jiàn) provides the pronunciation. The character was created for this sporting item and its definition is strictly limited to that physical object; it does not function as a verb or develop extended meanings.
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