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The character 廪, with its traditional form 廩, structurally integrates the building radical 广 with the component 稟, which is linked to grain and provisions, while the simplified form substitutes this with 禀. Originally denoting a granary or storehouse for grain, its meaning broadened to include the stored grain itself and later referred to official grain allowances or stipends distributed by the state as part of administrative compensation.
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