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bell pendant stand
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虡 denotes the upright wooden posts that once suspended heavy musical instruments like bronze bells and ceremonial drums in ancient China. Structurally a phono-semantic compound, it features the tiger radical 虍 at the top, reflecting how these posts were often carved with tigers and other fearsome beasts to convey power and grandeur during royal ceremonies. The lower components supply the pronunciation while completing the architectural image. Owing to its narrow ritual context, 虡 is now encountered solely in historical texts, classical poetry, and archaeological literature on ancient material culture.
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