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The character "锑", denoting the element antimony, derives from its traditional counterpart "銻", a phono-semantic compound combining the metal radical "金" with the phonetic element "弟" to signify both category and sound. In the simplified form, the metal radical is abbreviated to "钅", yielding "锑", while the phonetic component remains unchanged. This character was constructed to name a specific metallic substance, and its meaning has been consistently applied to antimony without evolving beyond this technical reference.
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