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fine and loose cloth; tassel
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The Chinese character 繐 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the silk radical 糸 (silk or threads) to indicate a textile-related meaning with the phonetic element 惠, which supplies the pronunciation and structural balance. Its primary historical meaning is a very fine, loosely woven silk fabric, lightweight and somewhat transparent. Because of this delicate, unadorned nature, the term later became associated with traditional mourning garments, and classical texts record it as the material for attire worn during ritual periods of grief.
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