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赜 (traditional 賾) is a character in which the component 责 (traditional 責) provides the pronunciation while also housing the radical 贝 (shell). Its core meaning revolves around profound depth, hidden mysteries, and intricate underlying truths, the kind that lie beneath the surface and require probing to uncover. It appears frequently in philosophical and classical texts, where it depicts the abstruse, complex nature of the universe or fundamental philosophical principles. Underlying the character is the notion of delving into deep-seated complexities to draw out obscure meanings.
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