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The character 姣 consists of the female radical 女 on the left, linking it to women or feminine attributes, and the phonetic component 交 on the right. Historically, it primarily denoted a woman's physical beauty, grace, or charm, though it could occasionally describe handsome youths. Over time, its meaning expanded beyond physical attractiveness to encompass elegance or refined charm in demeanor. In some historical texts and regional usages, it took on pejorative overtones of excessive coquetry, lasciviousness, or deceitful flattery, yet its dominant literary meaning remains attractive physical beauty.
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