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The character 脬 is a phono-semantic compound referring primarily to the anatomical bladder, especially the urinary bladder, or to something with a soft, spongy texture. Its structure features the semantic radical 月 (derived from 肉, meaning flesh) on the left, classifying it as a body part or tissue. The right side is the phonetic component 孚, which indicates the pronunciation "pāo". In modern usage, 脬 appears mainly in dialects or compounds like "niàopāo" (尿脬), meaning urinary bladder, and occasionally as a quantifier for bodily waste, staying within a biological and physical semantic domain.
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