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肭 is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the flesh radical 月, placing it in the semantic category of flesh, body parts, or animal tissue, and the phonetic element 内 giving its sound. The character's primary and most historically significant usage is in the compound 海肭, the word for seal (the marine mammal). It also carries the meaning of animal fat or flesh. Additionally, in traditional Chinese medicine terminology, 肭 refers to the dried reproductive organs of male seals, an application that draws on the character's fundamental association with flesh and anatomy.
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