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濞 (pì) is a phono-semantic compound with the water radical 氵 on the left and the phonetic component 鼻 (bí, 'nose') on the right. It is an onomatopoeic character that captures the loud, crashing sound of massive moving water, such as ocean waves striking a coastline or turbulent river rapids. Almost never used alone, it appears in compounds like 澎濞 (péngpì), which classical poets employ to evoke the thunderous roar and overwhelming power of swelling, tempestuous waters.
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