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The Chinese character 貔 is a phono-semantic compound: its left radical 豸 marks it as a beast or mythological creature, and the right component 毗 gives the sound. Most commonly, it appears in the compound 貔貅, a fierce mythological beast that wards off evil spirits and attracts wealth. In ancient texts, 貔 also referred to a fierce wild animal, perhaps a leopard or bear, and by extension, brave and fierce troops in military contexts. The character has no simplified form.
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