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The traditional character "戔" is structurally composed of two "戈" components, each representing a weapon, which points to an original etymological association with cutting or harming. Over centuries, its primary meaning shifted from this concrete martial sense to denote abstract notions of smallness, meagerness, or triviality, as observed in classical compounds where "戔戔" describes something of little quantity or value. The simplified form "戋" retains this evolved semantic content while graphically reducing the character to a single "戈" with a simplified stroke arrangement.
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