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The character 耱 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the radical 耒 (lěi), meaning plow or farming tool, which provides the semantic category, and the phonetic component 摩 (mó). It refers to a traditional farming implement for breaking up soil clods, and by extension, the action of leveling the ground for planting. The combination of a tool radical with a component meaning to rub visually conveys the process of soil preparation.