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镚 is a phono-semantic compound that originated as a colloquial term for small, low-denomination base-metal coins. Its structure combines the simplified metal radical 钅, which conveys the semantic domain of metal and coinage, with the phonetic element 崩 (bēng). It is the simplified form of the traditional character 鏰, built with the radical 金 and the same phonetic. Mainly found in the spoken compound 镚子 (bèngzi), a regional term for loose change or copper coins, the character's use is now largely limited to historical descriptions or nostalgic references to pocket change, as the currency it denotes is obsolete.
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