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The character 峒 is a phono-semantic compound: it combines the semantic radical 山 (shān, 'mountain') with the phonetic component 同 (tóng). The mountain radical indicates the meaning relates to mountainous topography. When pronounced dòng, the character refers to a cave, grotto, or deep mountain ravine. The pronunciation tóng is historically associated with specific mountain names or territorial designations. In this way, 峒 links a mountain semantic category with a phonetic marker to denote particular geological formations or place names.
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