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The character 俪, derived from the traditional form 儷, is a phono-semantic compound. Its left radical, 亻 (person), places it within the semantic domain of people and human relationships. The right component, 丽 (simplified from 麗), serves as both a phonetic marker and a semantic element, contributing the meaning of a pair or coupling. This character primarily denotes a married couple or spouses, as seen in the classical term "伉俪" (husband and wife). The modern simplified form retains the exact structural and phonological relationship of the original composition, with 丽 carrying the core meaning.
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