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The character 迨 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the movement radical 辶 (suggesting progression or passage) with the phonetic component 台. It primarily functions as a preposition or conjunction meaning "until", "when", or "by the time that". Originating in classical Chinese, it is used to establish temporal conditions or to link the timing of a subsequent event to the completion of a prior one. In modern usage, it is largely confined to formal writing, classical literature, and fixed idioms, having been largely replaced by more common terms in everyday speech.