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The character 裰 is a phono-semantic compound that means to patch or mend clothing. It consists of the radical 衤 (the compressed form of 衣, 'clothing') on the left, and the component 叕 (zhuó) on the right. The radical defines the semantic field of garments, while 叕 acts as a semantic-phonetic element: it carries the meaning 'to patch up' and also gives the character its pronunciation. In this way, 裰 directly represents the act of repairing torn fabric. The character also occurs in the noun 直裰 (zhíduō), which denotes a straight-cut robe historically worn by scholars and monks.
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