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A phono-semantic compound: 黹 (embroidery) on the left provides the meaning, and 犮 on the right indicates the pronunciation. 黻 names a black-and-blue embroidered pattern of two bows facing away from each other, applied to ceremonial robes. As one of the Twelve Ornaments, it symbolized the discernment between right and wrong and was reserved for the emperor and high-ranking officials. The character has no distinct simplified form.
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