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篑, the simplified form of 簣, is a phonosemantic compound: the bamboo radical ⺮ indicates the material, while 贵 (guì) provides the sound. It denotes a woven bamboo basket used for carrying earth and rocks in construction and agriculture. The character is most familiar from a classical idiom about failing to complete a mound for lack of one final basket, a metaphor for perseverance nearly attained.
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