Definitions
felicity; blessing
Etymology
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The character "禠" is structured with the semantic radical "示", which pertains to spiritual or ceremonial concepts, and the phonetic component "虒". Etymologically, it originally conveyed the sense of bestowing blessings or good fortune in early Chinese usage. Over time, its meaning shifted to indicate the act of stripping away or depriving, as observed in later literary compounds such as "禠夺". This semantic inversion occurred while the character's form remained unchanged as "禠" in traditional orthography.
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