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The character 甓, structured with the phonetic component 辟 and the semantic component 瓦 indicating earthenware, originally referred to a hard, fired brick or paving tile used in ancient construction. Its etymology links the pronunciation from 辟 to the material category of 瓦, and while the term consistently denoted such masonry units, its application over time became more literary and specialized rather than colloquial.
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