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沆 is a phonosemantic compound: the water radical 氵 carries the meaning, while 亢 gives the sound. The character historically refers to mist, heavy dew, or a vast white vapor, typically describing atmospheric moisture over large bodies of water or in low-lying terrain. It is most familiar from the four-character idiom 沆瀣一气, which originally depicted the blending of evening dew and morning mist, and later came to metaphorically describe people colluding for dubious purposes.
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