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隈 is a character denoting a geographical bend, cove, or recessed corner along riverbanks, coastlines, or in mountainous terrain. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left-side component 阝 (from 阜, 'mound, hill') serves as the semantic radical, categorizing the character under topography and landforms, while the right-side 畏 is the phonetic, indicating the pronunciation. Together, they precisely label the concave, sheltered alcoves and winding features created by natural curves in the landscape, thus functioning as a specific noun for such geographical irregularities.
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