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The character "骅", with its traditional form "驊", is structured as a phono-semantic compound combining the radical "马/馬" (horse) to indicate its semantic category and "华/華" which historically provided phonetic approximation and contributed connotations of splendor. Etymologically, it initially referred to a specific variety of horse, often described as having a reddish-brown or piebald coloration, and this reference to a distinguished steed is evident in early Chinese texts. Over centuries, its meaning extended from denoting that particular horse type to a more general literary term for fine or noble horses, frequently employed in classical poetry and compound words to imply quality and grace, while its structural logic persisted through graphical changes.
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