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be bent; crooked (of bones)
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骫 is a phono-semantic compound describing something bent, crooked, or distorted, especially in relation to bones and skeletal structures. Its semantic component is 骨 (gǔ, 'bone'), anchoring the core meaning to the body's physical framework, while the right-hand phonetic element is 丸 (wán, 'pill' or 'small round object'), which indicates the pronunciation. Originally referring to anatomical deformities such as curved bones or misshapen joints, the character later took on figurative senses of moral crookedness, injustice, impropriety, or deviation from a straight and correct path. This allows 骫 to function both in medical descriptions of physical distortion and in ethical or legal discussions about twisted truths and bent rules.
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