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羿 combines 羽 (yǔ, "feathers") above and 廾 (gǒng, "two hands") below, depicting a man drawing an arrow with feathered fletching. It is mainly used as the name of the mythological archer Hou Yi (后羿), who shot down nine of the ten suns to save the earth from scorching heat. Through this legend, the character connotes unrivaled archery skill and heroism.
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