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侔 is a phono-semantic compound: the person radical 亻 on the left links it to human relationships or comparative states between individuals, while the phonetic component 牟 on the right indicates its pronunciation "mou". Its core meaning is being completely equal or highly comparable in status, quality, or power. The character appears in formal and classical literary contexts to convey that two distinct entities, forces, or individuals match each other perfectly, possessing equivalent strength and parallel characteristics without one dominating the other.
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