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The character "腴" is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the "肉" radical, commonly written as "月" on the left, denoting its association with flesh or meat, and the component "臾" providing phonetic guidance. Etymologically, it originated from the concept of fatty meat or greasiness, specifically describing the rich quality of animal fat. Over time, its meaning extended from literal fatness to depict plumpness in humans and animals, and further to metaphorically indicate fertile or rich soil, as seen in the compound "丰腴" which conveys abundance or voluptuousness.
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