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哞 (mōu) is a phono-semantic compound combining the mouth radical 口 (kǒu) on the left, indicating a vocalization, with the phonetic element 牟 (móu) on the right. 牟 itself historically depicts a cow (牛, niú) and refers to the lowing of cattle, so the right side reinforces both the pronunciation and the bovine association. The character is purely onomatopoeic, representing only the sound of cattle lowing, with no extended meanings; its structure directly links the act of vocalizing (口) with the specific animal producing the sound (牟/牛).
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