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The character 裱 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 衤 (yī) on the left, a form of 衣 meaning "clothing", and the phonetic component 表 (biǎo) on the right. This connection to cloth reflects the traditional craft of mounting paintings or scrolls onto fabric or paper for reinforcement and display. The primary meaning thus refers to the specialized art of mounting such artworks. The term also extends to the broader application of pasting paper or fabric onto surfaces like walls or ceilings.