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The character '偬' is a phono-semantic compound formed with the radical 亻, indicating a person, and the component 怱, which provides phonetic cues and semantic associations with hurry. In its traditional form, 怱 is itself composed of 囱 and 心, suggesting a mental state of haste or distraction, while the simplified variant replaces 怱 with 匆. Historically, '偬' has appeared primarily in the term '倥偬' to denote urgency or busyness, and its meaning has remained focused on this sense without substantial shift.