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The character 矞 combines the spear radical 矛, associated with weapons or piercing, with the component 冏. Its original meaning referred to piercing or boring with a tool, directly reflected in the radical. In classical literature, however, it acquired a more common sense describing auspicious, multicolored clouds or the elegant beauty of something in flight, especially birds. This shift from a violent action to a poetic image of natural beauty marks a significant divergence from its structural origins, leaving its literary usage largely separate from its visual composition.
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