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The character 髑 is formed with the bone radical (骨) on the left, anchoring its meaning in skeletal anatomy, and the phonetic component 蜀 on the right, which indicates its pronunciation. It refers specifically to the human skull or head bones, most commonly appearing in the compound 骷髅 (kūlóu), meaning "skull". Its use is confined to anatomical or literary descriptions of human remains, serving as a precise noun for this particular structure.
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