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阘 is a phono-semantic compound combining the door radical 门 (door) for architectural and entrance-related meanings with the phonetic 沓. Its traditional form 闒 uses the unsimplified door radical 門 and the phonetic 𦐇, which also conveys a sense of lowering or drooping. Historically, the character denoted a small door above a main entrance, an inner door within a complex, or the act of stepping down or letting something hang low. These senses covered both specific architectural features and descriptions of lowered postures or heavy, hanging objects in classical language.
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