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The character "瘿" originates from its traditional form "癭", which combines the disease radical "疒" with the phonetic component "嬰", initially denoting goiters or similar pathological swellings in medical contexts. Over time, its application expanded to include analogous growths in plants, such as tree galls, while maintaining the fundamental idea of an abnormal bodily protrusion. The simplified form "瘿" retains the "疒" radical but substitutes "嬰" with its simplified counterpart "婴" as the phonetic element, thereby continuing to reflect the character's association with disease or abnormality through its structural composition.
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