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The character 滗, corresponding to the traditional form 潷, is a phono-semantic compound. The water radical 氵 indicates an action involving liquids, while the phonetic component is 笔, the simplified form of 筆. Its primary meaning is the culinary or chemical act of decanting or straining a liquid to separate it from solid residue or dregs by carefully pouring it off the top. The simplification from 潷 to 滗 reflects the standard modern replacement of 筆 with 笔, changing the character's visual form without altering its structural logic. The character's meaning focuses on the precise physical separation of fluids from solids, an action directly associated with the properties of water denoted by the radical.