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ancient place name
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The character "郿" is structured with the phonetic component "眉" on the left and the semantic radical "阝" on the right, the latter deriving from "邑" and indicating a settlement or place. Its etymology is directly linked to the name of an ancient county in present-day Shaanxi province, with the component "眉" historically guiding its pronunciation. Throughout its usage, the character has functioned exclusively as a toponym for that specific location, maintaining its geographic reference without acquiring extended or alternative meanings.
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