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The character 邿 (shī) is a phono-semantic compound used almost exclusively as a proper noun in ancient Chinese geography and history. Its right-side 阝 (yì) radical indicates a place or state, while the left component 寺 (sì) provides its pronunciation. 邿 specifically names a minor vassal state from the Zhou Dynasty, located in modern Shandong province. This character exists solely to record that historical entity, illustrating how place radicals helped document China's early political divisions.
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