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to hang down (hair)
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鬋 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the top radical 髟, which signifies hair, and the bottom element 前, which indicates the pronunciation. Its primary meaning is a specific hairstyle: the hair that hangs down over the forehead, commonly called bangs or a fringe. From this, the character also acquired a verbal sense of trimming or cutting hair, a grooming action naturally associated with the hair radical.
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