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The character 膪 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 肉 (written as 月 on the left) indicating a connection to flesh or the body, and 啻 (chì) providing the phonetic component. It specifically denotes the soft, fatty meat on an animal's belly, typically that of a pig. This character is most commonly found in the compound word 囊膪 (nāngchuài), which refers to this cut of pork or, more generally, loose, flabby flesh. As a specialized culinary and anatomical term, it exemplifies how the flesh radical helps categorize precise body parts.