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潴 is a phono-semantic compound meaning a pool of water or the act of stagnation. Its semantic component is the water radical 氵, which places it within the aquatic category. The phonetic component is 猪 (pig), which provides the pronunciation "zhū" without contributing its literal meaning. The traditional form is 瀦, which substitutes 猪 with the traditional 豬 while maintaining the same structure. In geographical and medical contexts, it describes places where water or fluids collect and fail to drain.
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