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The character "凇" is a phono-semantic compound formed by the radical "冫" (ice) and the component "松" (sōng), which primarily provides phonetic guidance but also loosely references trees like pines upon which rime ice commonly forms. This character was created to specifically designate the meteorological phenomenon of rime ice, a granular ice deposit that occurs on exposed objects. Its meaning has remained narrowly focused on this concept since its adoption, and its structural composition has seen no alteration.