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The character "庾" is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic component "广", indicating a building or structure, and the phonetic component "臾", which provides its sound. It originally denoted a specific kind of granary or open-air storage facility for grain, a definition evident in early Chinese classical works. Over time, the character's application expanded to function primarily as a surname, likely arising from geographical locations featuring such granaries or from lineages associated with their management, marking a shift from its concrete nominal meaning to a hereditary family name.
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