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珙 is a noun denoting a large, valuable piece of jade or an important jade artifact. It is a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical 王 (jade) on the left with the phonetic component 共 on the right. Historically, its meaning has remained tightly focused on large jade items, rarely extending beyond that scope. This structure, a jade radical paired with a phonetic, represents the standard pattern used in classical Chinese to distinguish the many terms for different grades, sizes, and types of precious stones.
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