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The character "鄯" was formulated during the Han Dynasty specifically for the toponym "鄯善", after the Loulan kingdom was renamed, with its structure incorporating the "阝" radical on the right to signify a settlement or administrative area and the component "善" on the left to impart a connotation of goodness or virtue. This construction as a phono-semantic compound reflects its origin as a deliberate administrative designation, and its meaning has remained exclusively tied to this geographical name without acquiring independent lexical significance.
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