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褴, the simplified form of 襤, is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 衤 (clothing) on the left gives the meaning 'garments', while the component 监 (from traditional 監) on the right indicates the pronunciation. The character describes clothing that is tattered and ragged, and it is almost exclusively found in the idiom 衣衫褴褛 (yīshān lánlǚ), which depicts a person in shabby, unkempt attire.
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