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沩 (wéi) is the simplified form of 溈, a phono-semantic compound used almost exclusively as the proper name of the Wei River in Hunan province. It combines the water radical 氵 (shuǐ) , signifying water, rivers, and aquatic features , with the phonetic 为 (wéi), which indicates its pronunciation. The traditional character 溈 uses the variant phonetic 爲. Historically, this character has appeared only as a toponym in geographical texts, local gazetteers, and regional histories, accumulating no broader meanings beyond identifying this particular Chinese river.
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