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阛 (huán) denotes the enclosing wall that bounded a bustling ancient marketplace. A phono-semantic compound, it pairs the semantic radical 门 (mén, "door, gate, enclosed space") with the phonetic 睘 (qióng). The traditional form 闤 uses the full 門 radical, emphasizing the architectural enclosure and urban zoning. Typically found in classical compounds, it refers to the marketplace or its commercial streets, linking the character to historical commerce.
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