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舻 (lú), the simplified equivalent of 艫, is a phono-semantic compound: its left radical 舟 (zhōu) means boat, anchoring it to maritime contexts, and its right component 卢 (lú) (traditional 盧) indicates the pronunciation. Originally, the character designated the bow or stern of a wooden boat. In classical naval terminology and historical literature, it frequently combines with 舳 (a character for an oar or bow) to form 舳舻 (zhúlú), a synecdoche for a long procession of ships sailing together.
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