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Phonetic:
韭
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韰 is a rare character with the bottom radical 韭, which typically refers to leeks or scallions, and an upper component that distinguishes its form. Despite this agricultural radical, its meaning is unrelated to plants; instead, it denotes narrowness or physical confinement. Found almost exclusively in classical texts, it appears, for example, in Zuo Si's "Wei Capital Rhapsody" to describe tight architectural or geographical spaces.
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