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The character 帻 (traditional form 幘) combines the semantic cloth radical 巾 on the left with the phonetic component 责 (traditional 責) on the right. Its origins are in clothing, specifically denoting a type of headgear, a conical cap or turban, worn by men in ancient China to cover the hair. The radical 巾 categorizes it as a textile item, and the character often appears in historical texts concerning sumptuary laws and dress codes that regulated headwear according to social rank and occupation.
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