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The character 罘 is a phono-semantic compound: the upper element 罒, a reduced variant of the net radical (网), represents a tool for trapping or catching, while the lower element 不 indicates the pronunciation. Historically, it referred to a specialized hunting net designed to catch rabbits and other small game. In modern usage, the character appears almost exclusively in the name of Zhifu Island in Shandong Province, which accounts for the vast majority of its textual occurrences.
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