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old variant of 缸[gāng]
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罁 is an alternative, phono-semantic form of the common character 缸, both referring to a large earthenware vessel (a vat or cistern) for storing water, grain, or wine. The character combines the upper semantic radical 缶 'pottery' with the lower phonetic component 岡, which contributes the pronunciation of 'mountain ridge', not its meaning, as opposed to the 工 phonetic used in 缸. This substitution of phonetic elements illustrates the variability in character composition for everyday household items, and the character appears in historical texts denoting such large crocks.
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