Definitions
old variant of 酆[fēng]
Etymology
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The character 鄷 is a phono-semantic compound. The left component, 豐, serves as the phonetic element and conveys the meaning of abundance or lushness. The right component, the radical 阝, is semantic and indicates a city, state, or geographical location. Historically, 鄷 functions primarily as a proper noun for an ancient Zhou dynasty capital and later became a Chinese surname linked to that region. It is often used as an alternative form of the character 酆, with an identical structural composition. Its use is largely confined to identifying historical places or family lineages, rather than serving as a common word in everyday vocabulary.