Definitions
old variant of 酆[fēng]
Etymology
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The character 鄷 is a phono-semantic compound: 豐 on the left provides the sound and means "abundance" or "lushness", while 阝 on the right indicates a city, state, or geographical location. It historically named an ancient Zhou dynasty capital and later became a surname tied to that place. Often used as an alternative form of 酆, with identical structure, it serves solely to identify historical locations and family lineages rather than entering everyday vocabulary.
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