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唪 is a phono-semantic compound that combines the mouth radical 口, marking it as an oral activity, with the phonetic component 奉. It refers to reciting or intoning aloud with a rhythmic cadence, most commonly the chanting of Buddhist scriptures. Unlike ordinary speech, the character conveys a melodic and ceremonial quality, signifying formal oral recitation. The radical indicates the vocal mechanism, while 奉 provides the pronunciation.
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