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The character 渌 derives from the traditional form 淥, combining the water radical 氵 on the left with the phonetic component 彔 on the right. In its modern simplified form, the phonetic element is written as 录, while the water radical remains unchanged. The semantic water radical indicates the core meaning, which describes water that is perfectly clear and pure. Beyond its use as an adjective for clear liquids, 渌 also functions as a verb meaning to strain, filter, or purify liquids to achieve such clarity.
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