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The character "趿" is structurally formed by the semantic component "足" meaning foot and the phonetic component "及" indicating sound, originating from the specific action of wearing shoes by dragging them on without properly lifting the heels. Its core meaning historically centered on this careless manner of donning footwear, but over time the term expanded semantically to describe the broader act of shuffling or dragging one’s feet in a similar loose and sluggish way, regardless of whether shoes are involved.
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