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The character 轱 (traditional: 軲) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side, the radical 车 (vehicle), places it within the semantic category of transportation and wheeled conveyances. The right side, 古, serves as the phonetic component, indicating the pronunciation without contributing its meaning of "antiquity". The character primarily denotes a wheel or roller, most commonly appearing in the colloquial term 轱辘, which refers to a cart's wheel or the action of rolling. It functions as a concrete noun firmly rooted in mechanical and vehicular terminology.
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