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The character "骝" derives from its traditional form "騮", which is structured with the semantic component "馬" meaning horse and the phonetic component "留" indicating pronunciation, collectively denoting a horse with a black mane and tail. The simplification process altered the horse radical to "马", resulting in "骝" while retaining the phonetic element "留" and the core meaning. Historically used in classical contexts to describe this specific horse coloration, the character's meaning has remained focused on that reference without broadening or shifting significantly over time.
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