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The character 遑 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the movement radical 辶 (walking, pacing) and the phonetic component 皇. Its core meaning is leisure or being unhurried. It most commonly appears in negative constructions like '不遑', meaning to have no time for or to be too busy to do something. The radical hints at the freedom to move, yet its primary usage emphasizes the lack of that very freedom.
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