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The character 渌 comes from the traditional form 淥, which combines the water radical 氵 on the left with the phonetic component 彔 on the right. In the simplified character, the phonetic component is reduced to 录, while the water radical remains unchanged. The water radical points to the meaning: clear, limpid water. It serves as an adjective for liquids that are free of impurities, and as a verb it means to strain or filter liquids to make them clear.
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