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The character 糇 (hóu) is a culinary term for dry travel rations, such as preserved grains or baked goods meant for long journeys. It is a phono-semantic compound: the food radical 饣 on the left provides the semantic category of sustenance, while 侯 (hóu) on the right gives the pronunciation. Its traditional form 餱 uses the full food radical 食. This word appears mainly in historical texts or poetry describing military logistics, nomadic travel, or the hardships of expeditions.
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