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The character 瀣 is a phono-semantic compound, with the water radical 氵 on the left providing its semantic category related to liquids or moisture, and the complex phonetic component 韰 on the right indicating its pronunciation. It primarily refers to sea mist, nighttime dew, or evening condensation. The character is most recognized from a classical idiom that originally depicted the blending of dew and mist at dawn and dusk, later evolving as a metaphor for people conspiring for illicit purposes.
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