Definitions
fat; bloated
Etymology
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The character 脝 is a phono-semantic compound that expresses the idea of being physically bloated, excessively fat, or having a swollen appearance. Its structure combines the flesh radical 月 on the left, which signals that the meaning pertains to the human body, anatomy, and bodily conditions, with the character 亨 on the right, which functions exclusively as a phonetic indicator to determine the specific pronunciation. The character has very limited use, found mainly in classical texts or regional dialects for precise physical descriptions, and it never developed any broader metaphorical significance in the standard language.
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