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The character 脶 is a phono-semantic compound that combines the flesh radical 月 (indicating a body part) on the left with the simplified phonetic component 呙 on the right; its traditional form 腡 uses the more complex phonetic 咼. Historically, its primary meaning is the spiral patterns or whorls found on human fingertips, what we now call fingerprints, while an older, secondary definition refers to the flesh on the belly. This highly specific anatomical term seldom appears outside descriptive texts concerning physical characteristics or the identification of individuals through fingerprint patterns.
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