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彖 is a variant of 豚, originally a pictograph of a pig (豕) with a line on its belly to indicate a fat belly. In classical literature, its primary use shifted to denote the judgments attached to hexagrams in the I Ching (Book of Changes). These commentaries, called the Tuan Zhuan, summarize the hexagrams' meanings and philosophical implications. The character does not follow a typical radical-phonetic structure, nor does it have distinct traditional or simplified forms; it functions as a specialized term in classical divination.
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