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The character 眢 is an ideogrammatic compound combining 夗, suggesting bending or rolling, positioned above the eye radical 目. Its earliest meanings related to dimness of sight or visual fatigue. Over time, its primary sense shifted to describe something exhausted or depleted, most often applied to a dry well or water source. The combination conveys emptiness, and the character is used in classical contexts to denote depletion, without a distinct traditional or simplified form.
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