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The character "帑" is composed of the radical "巾" for cloth and the phonetic component "奴" meaning slave, a structure reflecting its early association with stored valuables such as textiles. Its original sense denoted a storehouse for goods, which later specialized to refer specifically to the state treasury or public funds. While an archaic meaning derived from the "奴" component once indicated a slave or servant, this usage has receded, leaving the financial sense as the primary meaning in modern language.
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