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As a phono-semantic compound, 淝 combines the semantic water radical 氵 on the left, which categorizes it as relating to a body of water, with the phonetic element 肥 on the right, which supplies its pronunciation. The character functions solely as a proper noun for specific rivers, most notably the Fei River in Anhui Province, the site of the historic Battle of Fei River. Created to name this particular waterway, its meaning is confined to this geographical and historical reference.