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黼 (fǔ) is a phono-semantic compound that originated as 黹, a pictograph depicting an embroidered pattern on clothing. The phonetic component 甫 (fǔ) was later added to clarify pronunciation, and the character now combines the embroidery radical 黹 on the left with 甫 on the right. It refers to an axe-shaped emblem embroidered on the ceremonial robes of emperors and high-ranking officials in ancient China.
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