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protuberant eyes
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The character 睅 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical 目 ('eye') on the left, indicating the eye-related meaning, and the phonetic 旱 on the right. It originally denoted a strictly physical ocular trait: large, bulging eyes. The meaning never broadened into abstract or emotional territory; it simply describes a particular eye shape. The character is rare, appearing chiefly in classical texts as a vivid physical description.
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