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潴 is a phono-semantic compound denoting a pool of water or the stagnation of water. The left-side water radical 氵 gives the meaning, while the right-side component 猪 (zhū, 'pig') is a phonetic that does not carry its porcine sense. The traditional character 瀦 uses the traditional 豬 instead of the simplified 猪 but retains the same structure. In geographical and medical terminology, it refers to places where water or other fluids collect, pool, or fail to drain.
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