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艄 is a phono-semantic compound: the left-side radical 舟 provides the meaning "boat" or "ship", while the right-side component 肖 indicates the pronunciation. The 舟 radical firmly restricts the character's meaning to nautical terms. It denotes the stern, the rear section of a vessel where the rudder is located and the helmsman operates, and can also refer to the helmsman. 艄 has no broader metaphorical extensions and is confined entirely to these literal nautical senses.
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