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The character "骧", whose traditional form is "驤", is structured with the radical "马" (horse) on the left, indicating its semantic field, and the component "襄" on the right, which historically provided phonetic guidance and contributed a sense of lifting or ascending. This composition results in a meaning centered on a horse raising itself or galloping vigorously, a definition that has remained specific to equine movement without broadening or diverging over time. The etymological link between "襄" and concepts of assistance or elevation reinforces the character's consistent association with dynamic, upward motion in horses, as seen in classical texts and modern usage.
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