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The character 裣 (liǎn) pertains to traditional Chinese clothing, denoting either a type of ancient garment or the act of drawing one's robes tightly about oneself. It is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 衤 (yī) on the left signals its connection to apparel, while the component 佥 (qiān) on the right provides its phonetic element. In the traditional form 襝, the phonetic component 僉 (qiān) is more complex; the simplified 裣 was created by reducing its stroke count. This character appears most often in compounds like 裣衽 (liǎnrèn), a traditional greeting gesture performed by women adjusting their sleeves or robe panels.