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The character 踽 (jǔ) is formed as a phono-semantic compound, with 足 (zú, foot) on the left signifying walking, and 禹 (yǔ) on the right serving as the phonetic component; 禹 is originally the name of a legendary figure. The primary meaning of 踽 is 'to walk alone,' and this sense occurs almost exclusively in the reduplicated idiom 踽踽独行 (jǔjǔ dúxíng), which describes a person walking completely alone, without any companions.
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