Definitions
companion; couple; to match
Etymology
Depicts two birds facing each other
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Formed by duplicating the bird radical 隹 side by side, 雔 visually represents a pair of birds, functioning as an ideogrammatic compound that conveys duality. From this initial depiction of two birds together, its meaning expanded to encompass broader notions of matching, pairing, or equal companionship. Eventually becoming obsolete as these abstract meanings were absorbed by more common characters, 雔 is now a rarity found predominantly in classical literature and historical dictionaries, where its structure clearly illustrates its original intended meaning.
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