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夤 combines the semantic component 夕 ('evening') with the phonetic 寅 (yín) in a phono-semantic compound. 夕 points to night or darkness, anchoring the primary meaning 'deep night' or 'late at night'. It also carries the extended senses of 'remote' and 'respectful'. In classical texts, it appears in compounds such as 夤夜, meaning 'late at night'.
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