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The character "硖", whose traditional form is "硤", is structured with the semantic radical "石" denoting stone and the component "夹" functioning phonetically and suggesting narrowness, reflecting its etymological origin as a term for a stone gorge or constricted passage between mountains. This meaning has consistently been applied in toponyms, and the simplified form substituted the traditional right-hand component "夾" with "夹" while retaining the same conceptual basis for the character.