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Originally written as 辱, 耨 later developed into a phono-semantic compound by adding the semantic radical 耒 (plow, agricultural tool) to clarify meaning, while 辱 continues to indicate the sound. It refers to a short-handled hoe for weeding and the act of weeding or cultivating soil. The character appears mainly in classical texts on farming, evoking traditional manual labor and agrarian life.
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