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祚 is a phono-semantic compound combining the spirit/altar radical 礻 on the left with the phonetic 乍 on the right, originally signifying divine blessings or favor bestowed by heaven or ancestral spirits. Because such blessings were tied to the mandate of heaven and royal authority, the character's meaning extended to the imperial throne, a sovereign's reign, or the span of a dynasty's rule.
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