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The character 逭 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the movement radical 辶 surrounding the inner component 官. 辶 provides the core meaning related to locomotion or travel, while 官, which independently means "official", serves as the phonetic element indicating pronunciation. The character means to escape, flee, or avoid something undesirable, such as punishment or danger. This structure, a semantic radical denoting movement paired with an unrelated phonetic component, is typical for verbs describing specific kinds of evasive motion.
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