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泺 (traditional 濼) is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 on the left signals an aquatic meaning, while the right side 乐 (樂) operates as the phonetic. It primarily functions as a proper name for rivers and bodies of water, most famously the Luo River in Shandong, a tributary of the Yellow River. It also has a rare alternative reading meaning 'lake' or 'large pool,' encountered mainly in classical geographical texts.
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