Definitions
fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
Etymology
Depicts the gap between the bones in an infant skull.
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Unlike many phono-semantic characters, 囟 is an ideographic depiction of an infant's head, specifically illustrating the unclosed cranial sutures or fontanel. Its structure shows the top of the skull with a crossed central pattern, indicating where the bones have not yet fused. The character refers exclusively to this anatomical feature and rarely extends to metaphorical meanings outside medical contexts.
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