Definitions
callus on the hand or foot; upper leg bone of horse or bird; buttocks
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A phono-semantic compound, 腄 combines the left-side flesh radical 月 (ròu), tying it to physical anatomy, with the right-side phonetic 垂 (chuí, meaning 'to hang down or suspend'). Its original meaning was a callus, thickened skin, or prominent scar resulting from injury or sustained labor. The character was also formally designated as a proper noun for a specific ancient geographic location and county, illustrating a pattern in early records where anatomical terms were occasionally reused as administrative place names.
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