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The character 瑷 (traditional: 璦) is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 王 on the left means 'jade', establishing the semantic field, and the right-hand component 爱 (ài) provides the pronunciation. The character denotes a fine jade or a beautiful jewel, a meaning linked to the jade radical. During simplification, the phonetic 愛 lost its central heart element to become 爱, but the overall structure of a material-indicating radical paired with a sound component remained unchanged.
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