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The character 涿 is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 on the left indicates a connection to water, while the phonetic component 豖 on the right provides its sound. Although 豖 originally depicted a shackled pig, this meaning does not contribute to 涿's current definition. Historically, the character referred to water drops, but it now functions almost exclusively as a geographical proper noun, denoting the Zhuo River and the Zhuozhou region in Hebei province. This geographic usage is well-attested in historical texts and regional naming conventions.
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