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跏 is a phono-semantic compound combining the semantic radical 足 (foot) on the left, which points to feet, legs, and related physical actions, with the phonetic 加 (jiā) on the right. The character specifically means sitting cross-legged, especially in meditation or Buddhist contexts, and appears almost exclusively in the term 结跏趺坐, the full lotus posture. In this way, the foot radical and the pronunciation from 加 together denote this specialized seated position.
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