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鄯 is a phono-semantic compound. The left component 善 serves as the phonetic element, meaning "good" or "virtuous". The right radical 阝 (邑) denotes a city or settlement, placing it in the category of places. Historically, this character has functioned solely as a proper noun for geographical locations, most famously the ancient Shanshan kingdom in the Tarim Basin. It has no extended meanings or verbal uses beyond its role as a toponym.
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